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Beginning and End of Totality

This is a composite of two frames, capturing key moments of the 2024 total solar eclipse, passing through Buchanan Dam, Texas. Frame one marks the C2 (Contact 2) event, and frame two marks C3 (Contact 3), showing Baily's beads and prominences.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2024
Date Uploaded: 09.2024
Photo Location: Buchanan Dam, Tx, United States of America
Copyright: © Robert Garfinkle
Awards
Photo of the Day: 01.29.25