Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017 was a big day for astronomers near Asheville, North Carolina, as the path of totality was within a short drive. The weather was clear and our celestial neighbors put on a beautiful show! Take a look at what some of our club members photographed on that historic day.
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Full total solar eclipse sequence of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
The “Diamond Ring” effect during the Total Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Vince Castello.
Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Dennis Wilde, Transit Dreams Observatory.
The Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017. Note the labels on the visible stars. Photo by club member Vince Castello.
Chromosphere with solar flares during total solar eclipse August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Alan Davis.
Total Solar Eclipse showing prominences at totality, August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Dennis Wilde, Transit Dreams Observatory.
Total Solar eclipse, August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Tim Barnwell.
Total Solar eclipse, August 21, 2017, showing the corona and prominences. Photo by club member Tim Barnwell.
The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 is well underway. Photo by club member Knox Worde, using a Hydrogen-Alpha filter.
The “Diamond Ring” during the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
The “Diamond Ring” at totality, with corona, total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
Totality, with corona, total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
Totality, with prominences, total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
Second contact during the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Photo by club member Knox Worde.
“The good thing about science is that it’s true,
whether or not you believe in it”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson