I balanced the scope on a Manfrotto 3233, which is great for a camera, but light for the scope. I got away with it close to the house (no wind). There is no cable release available for my D70, and I didn't want the Nikon remote control; I just use the 10 second self-timer so that vibrations are minimized. I don't have a mirror lock-up on the D70 either, but have never needed it.

A few hot pixels showing?

I really have to get a German equatorial mount. And a proper prime focus adaptor for the DSLR. And a Televue Powermate. Addictive hobby. I think I may have to get back into it.

Yup, the ISO was set to 800. That one was 3.6 seconds at F/6.7. I think this was the shot with the least shake from pressing the shutter. Forgot all about mirror lock-up! Duh... Really wish I had a cable release. Most of my shots show definite camera shake from pressing the shutter button even though I was trying my best to do it gently. Focusing was a problem too. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be and the clouds, darkness and rather small subject in the viewfinder made it even harder.

If I had really been smart I would have hooked my camera up to my sisters' telescope! Oh well, maybe next time...

Because of the cloud cover the self-timer might have been hard to time right. Clouds would sometimes block out the eclipse entirely. I had to wait for open gaps. I think the D100 does have mirror lock-up but I'd have to check. I've never needed to use it before. These aren't the kind of pictures I usually take.

Hot pixels: Looks like it. I took quite a few in fairly rapid succession while there was an opening in the clouds.