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Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

Home > Astronomical Images > Solar System Most viewed - Solar System First Contact548 viewsAt 12:39:58.1, local time, the Moon starts to encroach on the disk of the Sun. Since there is not much to say about partial phase eclipse images, I have captioned them with stanzas from Archibald Macleish's poem "You, Andrew Marvell" - a magical piece which best conveys the awe and wonder of the stunning natural spectacle we know as a total eclipse of the Sun - and, in the case of the post-totality shots, a few verses from other metaphysical works. Corona Effects546 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened. Third Contact plus 41 Minutes543 viewsThis was my last photo of the 2017 eclipse. The Eclipse Nazis (aka site monitors), not understanding that eclipses don't end at Third Contact, were harassing us to pack up our gear and clear off the site. A few minutes after First Contact542 viewsThe Moon is nibbling on the Sun. Post-Totality 4538 viewsAt this point I ran out of film, so I didn't make it to Fourth Contact with the post-totality images. Totaity minus 26 minutes535 viewsC2 - 25 min, 57 sec Totality - a few seconds after Second Contact529 viewsAfter the eclipse went total, I had to try several different exposure settings to get it right - 1/2 second seemed to work best. Totality - The Corona528 viewsThe Sun's corona is now totally visible. Yes, that really is a star in the lower left quadrant of the frame - it is Alpha Leonis, better known as Regulus. Maximum Totality527 viewsWith a glorious corona. Black Drop Effect526 viewsFirst Contact plus 11 minutes. Venus appears to be glued to the rim of the Sun's disk. This is known as the "Black Drop Effect." Three Minutes after Third Contact526 viewsC3 + 3 min 1 sec First Contact525 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position. 96 files on 8 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => 1481e88e3d3d7f55a8dfb5124d6f6867 [am] => 1 [liv] => Array ( [0] => 1229 [1] => 1121 [2] => 1230 ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (1.2 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.43 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = '779652a97168ba687ef12473560aaab0' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (1.69 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.67 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.58 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.33 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.67 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.41 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2026-01-29 15:45:45' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.162' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (2.03 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (1.6 ms) [11] => SELECT name FROM cm_categories WHERE cid = 12 [thumbnails.php:157] (1.6 ms) [12] => SELECT rgt, lft, depth FROM cm_categories WHERE cid = 12 LIMIT 1 [include/functions.inc.php:44] (0.87 ms) [13] => SELECT cid FROM cm_categories WHERE lft BETWEEN 4 AND 5 [include/functions.inc.php:49] (2.74 ms) [14] => SELECT keyword FROM cm_albums WHERE category IN (12) [include/functions.inc.php:57] (0.64 ms) [15] => SELECT p.cid, p.name FROM cm_categories AS c, cm_categories AS p WHERE c.lft BETWEEN p.lft AND p.rgt AND c.cid = 12 ORDER BY p.lft [include/functions.inc.php:2940] (0.25 ms) [16] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid INNER JOIN cm_categories AS c2 ON c2.cid = category WHERE (c2.lft BETWEEN 4 AND 5) AND (1 OR keywords like '%27telp%') AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' AND hits > 0 [include/functions.inc.php:1717] (4.72 ms) [17] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid INNER JOIN cm_categories AS c2 ON c2.cid = category WHERE (c2.lft BETWEEN 4 AND 5) AND (1 OR keywords like '%27telp%') AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' AND hits > 0 ORDER BY hits DESC, pid ASC LIMIT 12 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1734] (6.17 ms) [18] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.62 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => topn [cat] => 12 [page] => 2 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiIxNDgxZTg4ZTNkM2Q3ZjU1YThkZmI1MTI0ZDZmNjg2NyI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6MzoibGl2IjthOjM6e2k6MDtzOjQ6IjEyMjkiO2k6MTtzOjQ6IjExMjEiO2k6MjtzOjQ6IjEyMzAiO319 [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => d45ac9899237c8900adedc9f47de7342 ) ==========================