While I was enjoying looking at this incredible phenomenon, I had a device that was continuously counting photons. Several days later, I told a computer to do some math on the photons counted, and this is the result.
So many photos from the eclipse. I don't know what to do with all of them. Here's one of my favorite single subs. This was from just before the end of totality, and the prominences were incredible
Here in Indianapolis, we had a totality around 3pm EST. The bird chatter was deafening all afternoon around the feeders, but once totality hit, it was dead silent (not one peep) until the sun came back. And the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. #eclipse#TotalSolarEclipse#HoosierMast
#PPOD: From yesterday's eclipse live stream, scientist Ryan Lambert captured a special moment during totality when he removed the solar filter from his Unistellar Odyssey telescope. At the bottom of the disk, peeking out from behind the Moon is a large solar prominence. A smaller one can be seen at the 4 o'clock position. Credit: Ryan Lambert, Franck Marchis
My pastel sketch of #totality during yesterday's #TotalSolarEclipse. I wasn't there to see it in person this time, but I used the amazing photo shared by Tom Kerss (with permission) as a reference image. The #corona looked so different yesterday than it did when we saw the 2017 eclipse because we were in solar minimum then and near solar maximum now. There were several lovely #prominences visible too #AstronomySketching#SunSketch
April 8, 2024 marked the last total solar eclipse visible in North America for a decade. It was a unique opportunity for scientists and enthusiasts alike to observe and study the sun’s corona, as well as to experience the awe-inspiring phenomenon of day turning into night.
Being jealous of all y'all north Americans having an eclipse to watch today.
Best recommendation I can give: don't bother to try to photograph it. They'll be shit, and you'll be missing a spectacular event. Live the experience and marvel at professional's photos later.
As the Sun slips towards the western horizon as seen from The Netherlands, it's fascinating to think that the Moon is also in this picture.
And that as seen from some points on Earth, the Moon is already partly covering the Sun, the path of totality sweeping across the Pacific towards the Mexican mainland to arrive in half an hour or so.
The Moon is also in this shot albeit invisible, in the upper-left-middle moving towards the Sun 🌞🌑
And tomorrow evening our time, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, totally or partially blocking it if you’re lucky enough to be in North America, Iceland, or the far west of Europe 🌎
I’ve seen one total solar eclipse, on Maunakea in Hawai’i in 1991 🌋
It’s one of the most truly awesome things you’ll ever witness 🙀
Even if you don't get a chance to see the April 8 #totalsolareclipse live in person, it's a great opportunity to learn about the dynamics of our little corner of the cosmos. We put together a non-viewer's guide to the strange and wonderful things that will happen during the #eclipse, and explained the science behind them.