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Maximum Totality694 viewsWith a glorious corona.
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The Sun sets in the weeds694 viewsThe still-partially-eclipsed sun is being increasingly obscured by tree branches on a distant hillside - but they look more like weeds in this view.
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Nearing sunset694 viewsThe foreground trees show up a little better in this shot.
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The Draco Trio of Galaxies694 viewsThree galaxies in Draco: NGC 5981, edge-on spiral at top; in the middle, elliptical galaxy NGC 5982; bottom, spiral galaxy NGC 5985.
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Totality minus 20 minutes693 viewsC2 - 20 min, 42 sec
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion692 viewsAnother take on the Great Orion Nebula, incorporating hydrogen-alpha data.
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Maximum Annularity692 viewsThis was the closest I could get to maximum annularity, when the outer edge of the Moon's disk is equidistant at all points from the edge of the Sun.
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M15 - Globular cluster in Pegasus692 viewsContaining over 100,000 stars, 175 light-years in diameter, 33,600 light years from Earth. This is one of the oldest (12 billion years) and most densely packed globulars in the Milky Way.
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Messier 12, Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus692 viewsAbout 16,400 light years from Earth; diameter about 75 light-years. It is loosely packed and has an unusually small number of low-mass stars.
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Totality minus 32 minutes691 viewsC2 - 31 min 50 sec
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NGC281 - PacMan Nebula, narrowband version691 viewsA narrowband version of the PacMan, obtained with a one-shot color CMOS camera and an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, with H-alpha mapped to red and O-III to blue.
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The last glimmer690 viewsAbout 30 seconds before Second Contact.
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