… the Beginning and the End.
Today’s post follows up on my recent, pre-eclipse post (“Out of this World”), if you missed it.
This post features images captured of the Partial Phases of the April 08, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse. The Totality images (featuring the wonderful “Bailey’s Beads”, “Diamond Rings”, Prominences, the Solar Corona, etc., will be featured individually over the next few posts). Enjoy!
The Sun Prior to Totality:
The Moon Takes It’s “First Bite” of the Sun:
The Moon Continues to Cover the Sun:
Then, Totality!
Then, the eclipse continues with the moon moving away from the sun:
And, finally, we again see the sun as we typically see it:
Coming up … the marvelous “nougat” … that glorious, and rarely seen portion of the total eclipse!
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body
- Canon 500mm, f/4 IS lens, equipped with approved solar filter
- Bogen 3021 tripod and Wemberly gimbal head
- ISO 800
- Aperture f/8
- Shutter 1/500 sec.