Eclipse

The solar eclipse path of totality crossed north of Colorado. In the Springs, it maxed out at 89%. Everyone at work wandered out on the patio every so often to see the progress. Someone brought plates with screens for us to look through, and a telescope. A few people also had eclipse glasses.

Shortly after the moon began its passage across the sun, I tried taking a photo with my phone though one of the plates. The results were less than spectacular.

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Later I tried taking a photo through the scope, and this worked better.

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As time passed, the light became stranger and the shadows lost their definition.

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This was as good as it got in the Springs.

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It was cool, but I wish I had made the effort to get to where it was total. The next one is in seven years. It crosses central Arkansas, and it’s on my birthday!

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