A Journey to Totality: Part III

Now the wrap up show, starting with my favorite image:

"Diamond Ring" with Corona

As I mentioned, it's very hard to express the feeling of Totality.
But this book does a great job of sharing this experience.

Thanks to Spectrum Telescopes for our solar filters and glasses.

And Now the Kitch, Cudos and more Thanks.......

We stayed in Sydney, Nebraska, Cheyenne County.

The Visitor's Bureau handed out 'survival kits' the night before, 

which included safe viewing glass, a bottle of water and a bag of popcorn.

The glasses were a really classy thing to do......

Alliance, Nebraska did a great job providing links and information 

for the Optimal Eclipse Experience!

We had a Great Time at the Alliance Berean Church, which provided 

both camping and parking a big grassy field.  

We ended up parking with several groups from the 

Denver area that had driven up that morning.

And some kitch from Denny's

Thanks Nebraska, We'll Be Back!

A Journey to Totality: Part II

Part II, the digital images from the Nikon D-7100 with Tamron 150-600 mm zoom lens @ max zoom and solar filter.  If you need to be convinced to have a solar filter on hand for 2024, view this video.

Donald made these very low-res.  So this is as large as it gets.

Solar Flares were visible during Totality

Full Corona At Totality

"Diamond Ring" Effect, as Totality Passes.

Tomorrow a Farewell, Thank you's, more images and my Favorite Image.

A Journey to Totality: Part I

I'm finally feeling like posting about the Solar Eclipse.  It was one of those 'once in a lifetime' events, and it's been hard to think about sharing images that can't show the 'experience'.  You just had to be there.......

We went to Alliance, Nebraska.............Staying in a town 80 miles away (Sidney, NE).  We went up a couple of days ahead to take in the lay of the land so to speak.  The locals were warm and welcoming, but many wondered what all the fuss was about.......I hope they stepped outside on August 21st, and figured it out........

The morning of the 21st was not promising, with heavy fog over western Nebraska....

But armed with our McDonalds Breakfast and Faith, we drove north towards Alliance....

By 9:30 when we were set-up in Alliance, the skies cleared...and we waited.

We setup 2 digital and one film camera.......

Of course, I was shooting film and that's being processed.......

Tomorrow, we'll look at the digital Images while we wait, 

and celebrate the one week anniversary.

Its in the Vault!

Or at least I hope so:

As we are out trying to capture the Eclipse!

This also concludes the 52 Rolls Week #31 Posting!

Approximate Mountain Time Viewing (at Alliance, NE Location):

Views from the Top: Daniels and Fisher Tower