#eclipse17

It begins. I see the first indication of the moon passing in front of the sun. The sight is simple—a black disc starts crossing in front of an orange disc. But, once I step back from the basic visuals and start to think about what I am witnessing—our beautiful moon, all but invisible in its “new moon” phase, transiting directly across the sun overhead—I experience the wonder of the moment. I had seen partial eclipses before, but I had never witnessed first contact at the start of the eclipse. Read On...

((99.6 PERCENT FUCKING TOTALITY AND THIS IS WHAT I GET? I WILL FIGHT THE WEATHER))

Here's a little slideshow of what B&H’s Michael Hollender was able to capture during the North American Total Solar Eclipse! Using both the Sony A7RII with the FE 100-400mm GM and the Sony Alpha A6500 with the Sigma 150-600mm. Thank you @atlasobscura for hosting an amazing event! .

those eclipse shadows were trippy af

#Repost @momalwaysfindsout (@get_repost) ・・・ We made the drive to Wyoming so we can see the eclipse in totality (fingers crossed for no cloudy skies tomorrow!) The boys are practicing with the solar glasses. . . . . . #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2017 #Totality #Eclipse #eclipse17 #Wyoming #Astronomy #ThatsWY #WYEclipse

My view of the eclipse

We really wanted to look at the eclipse and not go blind, so we stacked sunglasses