Captured with a $595 pocket "Dwarf 2" smart telescope.
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Posted on 04/14/2024 12:23:39 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: How does a total solar eclipse end? Yes, the Moon moves out from fully blocking the Sun, but in the first few seconds of transition, interesting things appear. The first is called a diamond ring. Light might stream between mountains or through relative lowlands around the Moon's edge, as seen from your location, making this sudden first light, when combined with the corona that surrounds the Moon, look like a diamond ring. Within seconds other light streams appear that are called, collectively, Bailey's beads. In the featured video, it may seem that the pink triangular prominence on the Sun is somehow related to where the Sun begins to reappear, but it is not. Observers from other locations saw Bailey's beads emerge from different places around the Moon, away from the iconic triangular solar prominence visible to all. The video was captured with specialized equipment from New Boston, Texas, USA on April 8, 2024.
Today's image is a video at the source link.
Today's image is a video at the source link.
Nice! I was able to take stills all during the eclipse with my iPhone 11 Pro attached to my 115 f/7. Before the Moon fully moved away from the Sun, my phone crapped out. Dead battery. 😖 I did get some nice ones, though.
Reminds me of spicy Mexican food......
I knew a woman like that. You think a little bit of light is coming through and then she explodes.
Captured with a $595 pocket "Dwarf 2" smart telescope.
( See dwarflabs.com )
Hah! My Filipina wife...
I saw claims on-line that say there was no solar prominence (no flare or loop of gases) visible during the 8 April eclipse. Yes, it was visible to the eye from my point in Indiana south of Indianapolis, but at a different angle from this NASA video.
We watched from Vincennes. Lovely place.
Your picture quality is MUCH better than mine! We had about 90% coverage-
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