2024 Eclipse - "Baily's Beads and Prominences"
A trip to Willow Point Resort located in Buchanan Dam, TX
Weather predictions for TX were horrible. Obviously, this made it less than optimal to view a total solar eclipse, corona and all.
But, when life hands you lemonade, drink it... in other words, take the photos anyway. Not disappointed.
About this photo: And then the clouds cleared up enough AGAIN! YAY! Here we see a nice uniform set of Baily's beads with hints of the chromosphere (sun's lower atmosphere), the photosphere (visible light layer - a.k.a. our sunshine) and some nice prominences.
I'm gonna guess, we are now a second or so from true totality. Once the beads disappear, we are "In It!,"
Technical: The bead capture I give 100% credit to my Nikon camera, and some planning. I had it set to 20fps with bracketing settings 9 and 1/3 step. Which translates to about 9fps in a half a second with a quick reset to the bracket sequence. rinse and repeat :)
2024 Eclipse - "Baily's Beads and Prominences"
A trip to Willow Point Resort located in Buchanan Dam, TX
Weather predictions for TX were horrible. Obviously, this made it less than optimal to view a total solar eclipse, corona and all.
But, when life hands you lemonade, drink it... in other words, take the photos anyway. Not disappointed.
About this photo: And then the clouds cleared up enough AGAIN! YAY! Here we see a nice uniform set of Baily's beads with hints of the chromosphere (sun's lower atmosphere), the photosphere (visible light layer - a.k.a. our sunshine) and some nice prominences.
I'm gonna guess, we are now a second or so from true totality. Once the beads disappear, we are "In It!,"
Technical: The bead capture I give 100% credit to my Nikon camera, and some planning. I had it set to 20fps with bracketing settings 9 and 1/3 step. Which translates to about 9fps in a half a second with a quick reset to the bracket sequence. rinse and repeat :)