Partial Solar Eclipse
Taken by Jan Curtis on October 14, 2023 @
Cheyenne, WY
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Exposure Time: 1/2000
Aperture: f/6.5
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2023:10:14 11:56:33
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Details:
1. The safest way to view partial solar eclipses is to let the sunlight filter through tiny hole (like using a food strainer as I did). This was near maximum eclipse.
2. Using maximum optical zoom of 83x (2000mm focal length) and ND 64 filter, this capture shows the partial phase with a nice sunspot. At maximum phase, this sunspot was covered by the moon. From Cheyenne, WY maximum eclipse was about 81%. Skies and overall light were obviously darker and the air was definitely much cooler during maximum eclipse. The air temperature dropped only 2 degrees at maximum eclipse but would have been at least 5 degrees warmer otherwise.
3. The partial phase of this solar eclipse can be seen by the internal reflection next to the street lamp post. These cirri-form clouds just added another dimension to a perfect sky.
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/
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