The Alpha and the Omega …

… 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:
Sun, just prior to beginning of eclipse

The Moon Takes It’s “First Bite” of the Sun:

First "Bite" taken out of the sun (by the moon), during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The Moon Continues to Cover the Sun:

The moon continues to "chew up" the sun during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The moon continues to "chew up" the sun during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The moon continues to "chew up" the sun during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The moon continues to "chew up" the sun during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The moon nearly has "chewed up" the entire sun during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Then, Totality!

Totality Screen (blank)

Then, the eclipse continues with the moon moving away from the sun:

The sun begins to reappear from behind the moon, during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The sun continues to grow, following totality during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The sun continues to grow, following totality during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The sun continues to grow, following totality during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

The sun is almost full, following totality during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Only a very small portion of the sun is still covered by the moon, during the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

And, finally, we again see the sun as we typically see it:

Post-Totality, full sun

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.
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