#2017-eclipse — Public Fediverse posts

It's 21st August, so it's "let's share our photos of the #2017Eclipse again"! This is the #Corona during #totality #Canon1100D 300mm zoom lens, hand-held. This is a blend of 3 different exposures taken from #GlendoStatePark #Wyoming #SolarEclipse #TotalSolarEclipse

It's 21st August, so it's "let's share our photos of the #2017Eclipse again"! This is the #Corona during #totality #Canon1100D 300mm zoom lens, hand-held. This is a blend of 3 different exposures taken from #GlendoStatePark #Wyoming #SolarEclipse #TotalSolarEclipse

Eclipse photography 3/4

I will admit, when the cloud moved away just in time, all of nature grew silent, and the shadow of the moon arrived, I secretly wished someone had cued Also sprach Zarathustra.

The eclipse was magnificent and moving. Planning a year in advance, so that we could be standing directly in the path of the shadow cast by a celestial body 220,000 miles away… I can’t describe it. Moving. Exciting. Awe-inspiring. Fun! Getting to see and do cool science experiments you only read about. Sure, in celestial terms, our little moon’s shadow flits across our blue mote many MANY times. But I count myself among the lucky ones who took the time to align my life — even if ever so briefly — with these majestic orbs.

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Eclipse photography 2/4

The mostly eclipsed solar disk is in the middle of this photo– just a bit above the center. Normally, at this stage of the eclipse, the partly exposed solar disk would cause retina damage if you look at it directly. But thanks to this cloud… ok, fine, yes, clouds don’t block UV light so looking at this is a BAD idea. I looked quickly. A few times. It was TOTALLY worth it. Here, you can look all you want, but you might need to zoom in a bit…

The entire eclipse was very “busy”. It was clear, then some clouds, then clear, a cloud… the viewing conditions changed second-by-second. Truly a rare event to see.

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Eclipse photography 1/4

This photograph best captured the mood and lighting, just as the eclipse began, when these wispy clouds slid before the show. It gave us a welcome variation from trying to stare directly at the naked sun.

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Rest stop somewhere in virginia. Thats 11, swap drivers n back on road!

Rest stop somewhere in virginia. Thats 11, swap drivers n back on road!

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Wait we can explain…

eclipse was awesome, traffic, not so much. Didnt make our flite and decided to just steal our rental and drive 10 hrs to Pennsylvania… so far we’ve been stopped for speeding, stopped at a truck stop, eaten a bag of pork-rinds, stuck in traffic again, and are discussing where to have breakfast. In seven hours. This is like being in college again…

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Exceedingly rare…

Exceedingly rare…

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Eclipse shenanigans

We’re here with a gang of friends, playing with all sprts of fun ways to enjoy the eclipse. #2017eclipse

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We’re just takin hack photos before total… but i’ve never seen a perfectly symmetrical approach… (ipad, thru solar filter)

We’re just takin hack photos before total… but i’ve never seen a perfectly symmetrical approach… (ipad, thru solar filter)

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Experiments with welding glass filters

Experiments with welding glass filters #2017eclipse

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soon…

soon…

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Pork rinds, wine, south carolina!

T-minus 90 minutes or so…. smack under the center line. no clouds no clouds no clouds….

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Day 20/100 – Something different

Nope. Just more running. Here’s the sun rising on its way to a rendezvous with the moon. #100days #artdudeplacement https://constantine.name/100days #2017eclipse

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Wait! The eclipse is today

At least, there’s a partial eclipse starting right now where I’m standing. #snark :^P

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Off to Anderson SC for the 2017 eclipse

We took a weekend trip to Anderson SC — dead-center on the eclipse totality track. This post is the photo gallery of all the subsequent posts in this series.

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