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Diamond Ring739 viewsThe Diamond Ring heralds the end of totality at 13:58:47 local time.
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Totality minus 41 minutes737 viewsC2 - 41 min 16 sec
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First Contact736 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.
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The annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 - Montage of 24 images735 viewsA montage illustrating the progress of the annular eclipse of October 14, 2023, as seen from Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon, Utah, from immediately prior to first contact to immediately after fourth contact
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One minute after Third Contact730 viewsC3 + 1 min
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Totality minus 1 minute728 viewsC2 - 1 min 16 sec
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A different view726 viewsAn early pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot, about 20 minutes after First Contact.
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Pre-Totality 7726 viewsAnd deepen on Palmyra’s street
The wheel rut in the ruined stone
And Lebanon fade out and Crete
High through the clouds and overblown
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Fifteen Minutes after Third Contact724 viewsC3 + 15:16
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Packing up723 viewsOur tour grop collects their gear and loads it into the bus for the long trip back to Arkaroola.
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Corona Effects722 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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Totality minus 52 minutes718 viewsC2 - 51 min 59 sec
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