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If youve never seen atotal eclipsein person, whatever youve seen and what you imagine dont come close.
Your phone or monitor wont capture the infinite diamond brilliance of the Suns corona twinkling around the black Moon.
The eclipse shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max and Vaonis Hestia telescope
April 8 was my first total eclipse, and before that day I thought it would be my last.
Now Im sure that Ill find another opportunity.
Ive already spotted an upcomingeclipse over Tunis, Tunisia, and Luxor, Egypt in 2027.
The eclipse shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max and Vaonis Hestia telescope
That could be an incredible trip.
Ive never seen a photo that was equally compelling.
There is a bright flash in the instant before the Sun goes dark.
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The world gets colder suddenly, but the landscape is not pitch dark.
The Suns corona dazzles and flares with wisps of magic.
Youve never seen any light move in such a way.
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The corona is bright, but not as bright as the face of the Sun.
It reaches the limit of what my eyes could tolerate without causing pain.
It feels like a gift being unwrapped in the sky above.
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I forgot everything I was supposed to do at that moment.
A good friend traveled farther to experience just over thirty seconds of totality in the Ozarks.
Neither of us regrets taking our trip.
The eclipse shot with Pixel 8 Pro and a solar filter
Heres the gear I brought to shoot the solar eclipse.
I borrowed aVaonis Hestiatelescope, which uses your phone as the viewfinder.
Those photos turned out pretty good, but it isnt the most powerful telescope.
Eclipse shot with Nikon D750 at 400mm
Plus, an eclipse is a very complicated scene for lighting, especially for a phone camera.
I also had aGoogle Pixel 8 Proand aSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Better to take wide-angle photos.
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I was pretty disappointed with the results.
Nope, the filter cut out too much light for the phone to handle.
I was barely able to see the Sun through the filter, let alone capture great shots.
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At the last minute, I decided to also bring myNikon D750camera with a Nikon 80-400mm lens.
I got some pretty good shots, but I was rushing around too much, juggling too many chores.
I should have reduced the exposure levels, or used a manual mode to dial back the shutter speed.
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The photos were blurry and blown out, not very good.
In the end, I got a couple of good shots from the iPhone on the telescope.
It was the greatest natural phenomena Ive ever seen.
(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The best photo I could get would pale in comparison to the totality of the real thing.
