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Solar Eclipse : 21.08.2017 (11:33am)

This image is included in 4 galleries 1) "Scene Against the Sky" by bobtee178 and 2) "the light" by Matthias Huber, 3) "night on earth" by Matthias Huber and 4) "13/ CIRCLES" by PACO WEAVING.

 

This was taken on 21.8.2017 on a fine day at the football ground of Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, USA. For the beginning and partial eclipse, a Baader AstroSolar Safety Foil was used before the lens. This foil is CE-tested and reduces the intensity of sunlight by 99.999% (optical density 5.0). This image was taken without the foil.

 

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun's disk, as seen in this 2017 eclipse. Solar prominences (in red) can be seen along the limb as well as extensive coronal filaments.

 

It is safe to observe the total phase of a solar eclipse directly only when the Sun's photosphere is completely covered by the Moon, and not before or after totality. During this period, the Sun is too dim to be seen through filters. The Sun's faint corona will be visible, and the chromosphere, solar prominences, and possibly even a solar flare may be seen. At the end of totality, the same effects will occur in reverse order, and on the opposite side of the Moon.

 

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Uploaded on September 15, 2017
Taken on August 21, 2017