Five Minutes Before Totality
The Light Plays Tricks
As totality approaches, the quality of light becomes deeply strange. Note the twinkling reflections of cars parked in the distance.
The Moment of Totality
Real-Time Video — Listen to the Crowd
The moment the sun disappears completely. The cries of amazement from the crowd say it all.
Lucky Shot — Airplane and Eclipse
A chance alignment: an airplane crossing the frame at exactly the right moment during the eclipse.
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Diamond Ring
Caught at the very end of totality — the brilliant flash of the diamond ring effect as the sun begins to emerge.
