near the centerline was claimed at Muley Point on Tuesday by this determined correspondent, expecting other friends to join the camp later in the week. And indeed they did, and the astronomical show that followed on Saturday was grand.
Panorama from Muley Point, Utah at the southern end of Cedar Mesa, overlooking the San Juan River canyon and Monument Valley and Navajo Mountain, Arizona. (Click on image to enlarge.)
Our extraordinary perch at the edge of the escarpment. But watch that last step!
Happy eclipse viewers Saturday morning!
At work managing two cameras and a telescope during the several hour-long event under absolutely perfect weather conditions.
Optical projections of the partial eclipse phase on the ground, naturally filtered through the needles on a small pinyon pine tree.
The so-called “Ring of Fire” at near maximum annularity as seen on the back of my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a 400 mm telephoto lens with solar filter.
Monument Valley as dusk approaches as viewed from our eclipse camp.
There is nothing better than the warmth of a small fire and the company of good friends when camping in canyon country.
The Milky Way galaxy rising over the Navajo Indian Reservation from eclipse camp, the night before the big show.