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Super Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017, Alliance, NE

Super Total Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017, Carhenge Monument, Alliance, Nebraska. Equipment included Sony Alpha58 DSLR with f4.0-5.6 55-300 mm zoom lens using Universal Solar filter.

Sun continues to come out of total coverage by moon.

First crescent of the sun's body wipes out the views of the the corona as the lunar and solar disks pass each other.

Flaring rays form as if from diamond ring facets as the sun's body begins to emerge from the lunar totality.

The normal version of the diamond ring becomes a brilliant blue diamond when the colors are inverted.

First glimpse of the diamond ring as the totality ends.

The corona and its flares remain visible throughout totality.

The solar corona is only visible during totality which today lasted almost 2 minutes.

Final slim sliver of the solar body is visible before eclipse totality.

Lunar disk has covered over half of the solar disk to form a waning crescent sun.

Moon continues to encroach across the solar face moving toward totality.
Ancient cultures believed this was a sign that an evil animal, often a dragon, was eating the sun.

Lunar disk begins to cover the body of the sun above Carhenge, Alliance, Nebraska.

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