Well, August 21 is Eclipse Day in North America, so I had to add a couple of photos to the mix. I didn't purchase a solar filter for my camera, because I wanted to include roses, as well as the Sun, in my photos. The first photo was taken about 20 minutes into the eclipse, when the Sun was about 20% covered by the Moon. The combination of bright Sun and no filter makes it look like no eclipse is in progress. The rose on the right is 'Queen Elizabeth', while the white rose to its left is one of the "Queens" unnamed seedlings. The second photo shows an interesting phenomenon. It was taken just 8 minutes before "totality", and it shows the shadow cast by the giant Cedar tree seen in the first photo. Notice the many "mini eclipses" in the shadow, each depicting the Sun which was at least 90% covered at the time -- photo: 10:09 am, totality: 10:18 am.
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| Photo taken: August 21, 2017 |
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| Photo taken: August 21, 2017 |
