Total Eclipse in Uvalde, Texas on 04/08/2024

Fellow RVers at Chalk Bluff RV Resort are preparing to view the Total Eclipse.  Here's a link to the Phases of the Eclipse.

Cameras, Telescopes, & Solar

Binoculars are aimed at the

spot in the sky where the

Sun is hiding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Solar Viewing Equipment:

 

A Card with Holes in it for 

watching the shadow of the 

Eclipse on the ground.

A Cereal Box with Welder's

Glass

My Camera with a Solar Filter

Eclipse Glasses

 

Kathy set up our Eclipse Lunch

with decorations &

Guinness Extra Stout Beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric, Kathy, Dave and I enjoy Round Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Eclipse Oreos, Star Crunch Sandwiches, and Beer throughout the Eclipse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eclipse Wine with glasses

to toast the Event.

 

Deep Sky Vineyards

2020 Syrah/Malbec/Grenache

 

 

 

At 12:12 pm we search 

the sky. 

 

I pulled out my other camera, without a filter to take pictures.

I was so excited to get

this shot!

Around the time of the

Diamond Ring.

The Sun starts to reappear.

Most of the Sun, behind

clouds.

 

 

When I the sky was very bright, I took pictures with my Solar Filter Lens covered camera.

 

 

This Crescent shows the Moon's

path away from the Sun.

 

 

 

Totality & the Diamond Ring have occurred.  

 

 

The Moon continues on its path

&the Sun begins to emerge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clouds partially obscure the

growing image of the Sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Moon's path allows us

to see more of the Sun.

The last image I took with 

my filtered camera.

Today's Eclipse was amazing!  We were able to enjoy the Eclipse through the fast moving clouds and in bright sunlight.

The next total Eclipse is August 2, 2027 across Southern Spain, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.