In message , Jon Rogers
writes

Maybe try a couple of shots at dusk, and note the camera settings. With
a bit of luck, that would also keep the surounding sky nice and black.

This website looks quite useful

http://webs.wichita.edu/lapo/photogr...nareclipse.htm
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Anita Evans
North Cumbria
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