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SolarEclipse-20021204-DX22.jpg
End of Totality669 viewsI missed getting the diamond ring on this one, but you can see a hint of it at 7 o'clock.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX03A.jpg
Sunspots556 viewsThe Sun in this early-pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot is too big to fit into the frame, but the sunspots do show up well.
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First Contact plus ~30 minutes549 viewsAbout halfway through pre-totality.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX13A.jpg
First Contact plus ~20 minutes548 viewsThe Moon is taking a bigger bite out of the Sun.
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Corona Effects546 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX06A.jpg
A few minutes after First Contact542 viewsThe Moon is nibbling on the Sun.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX20.jpg
Maximum Totality527 viewsWith a glorious corona.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX005.jpg
Post-Totality 2513 viewsThe Moon is rising, the Sun is setting. How will this end?
SolarEclipse-20021204-AEA11eclipstwlght.jpg
Packing up512 viewsOur tour grop collects their gear and loads it into the bus for the long trip back to Arkaroola.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX18.jpg
The Final Sliver506 viewsA few seconds before totality.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX04A.jpg
A different view505 viewsAn early pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot, about 20 minutes after First Contact.
SolarEclipse-20021204-DX027.jpg
Dragon's Tooth491 viewsFourth Contact (end of post-totality partial phase) will occur at 8:34:23 local time, with the Sun well below the horizon.
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