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First Contact702 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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Totality minus 41 minutes701 viewsC2 - 41 min 16 sec
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Diamond Ring701 viewsThe Diamond Ring heralds the end of totality at 13:58:47 local time.
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Fifteen Minutes after Third Contact699 viewsC3 + 15:16
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Totality - The Corona698 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.
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Totality minus 1 minute696 viewsC2 - 1 min 16 sec
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Approaching End of Totality693 viewsWe are almost at the end of totality. There is a hint of the end-totality diamond ring starting to appear.
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Shortly after End of Totality693 viewsAbout 10 seconds after Third Contact
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Pre-Totality 7693 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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Two minutes after Third Contact691 viewsC3 + 2 min 16 sec
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Packing up688 viewsOur tour grop collects their gear and loads it into the bus for the long trip back to Arkaroola.
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Corona Effects688 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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