Annular Eclipse in 3 Phases
The beginning, the middle, and the end of the 2023 Ring of Fire eclipse.
An Annular Eclipse is known as a Ring of Fire Eclipse because the moon never covers the entire sun. It is important to keep your eyes protected the entire time during one of these eclipses. This is why the sun’s golden ring shows throughout the event. When the ring is perfectly even all the way around, that is known as the moment of annularity.
The yellow and orange color is provided by my solar filter, and it did an outstanding visual job creating an ombre effect with my different camera settings throughout the eclipse. The flow of this image has the ability to just captivate you.
The wispy shadow effect in the first (beginning) phase is caused by clouds still hanging around from the morning. An hour before the eclipse started, the South Texas sky was filled with clouds. I was very lucky that the clouds cleared up, but even luckier that my BFF just happened to live in the path of annularity. A perfect excuse to visit a friend I see entirely too little.
The Beginning and the End- Eclipse Holiday Ornament
When the eclipse is in the starting phases and ending phases it looks like a crescent moon. When in fact, it is the moon causing the sun to appear in costume.
