Total Solar Eclipse
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Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
April 8, 2024
I had the great privilege of experiencing my second total solar eclipse! This time was a lot closer to home. Lower Michigan got very close to totality but we drove down to Findlay, Ohio (the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Museum) to be in the longest possible totality. It was actually across the street from a project I designed at work, and I've been to the area several times.
My mom's dog attended the event. She was not a fan of the sudden darkness.
For the times outside totality (aka the hours of waiting) a solar filter is required, like eclipse glasses for your camera. I didn't actually buy one for either eclipse--I taped the glass from a welding helmet onto the lens. I used my zoom lens zoomed all the way at 200mm. Still a lot of light comes through. I took all of these at 200 ISO, f/6.3, and only needed 1/2500 shutter speed at most.
It's actually noon on an average sunny day in these photos. The filter is just super dark in order to safety photograph the sun.
First contact! In the bottom right the moon has just started to overlap the sun.
About 15 minutes in
About 45 minutes in
About 65 minutes in - last sliver of sunlight before totality
Totality
Totality
During totality the moon completely obscures the sun, making it safe to take your glasses off and remove solar filters from cameras and telescopes. It's true what they say--the birds and bugs stop making noise and it falls eerily silent.
These pictures of totality are all at f/6.3, 200 ISO, and different shutter speeds.
1/1600 second
1/1000 second
1/250 second
Bye bye totality
Bye bye totality
This is the first sunlight peeking through after 3 minutes and 46 seconds of totality.
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