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Total Solar Eclipse Baily's Beads prove that the Moon is a spherical real celestial body, with mountains and valleys on its edge


August 21, 2017

Dear Readers, 

The Baily's beads effect is a feature of total solar eclipses. As the moon "grazes" by the Sun during a solar eclipse, the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through in some places, and not in others.

Diamond ring effect is sometimes observed immediately before and after a total eclipse of the sun, in which one of Baily's beads is much brighter than the others, resembling a diamond ring around the moon.

As the moon "grazes" by the Sun during a solar eclipse, the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through in some places, and not in others. 

Also view:
New photographic technique Captures the Moon during Solar Eclipse - August 21, 2017
http://flatearthlunacy.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/580-how-to-photograph-the-moon-during-a-total-solar-eclipse




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    Baileys’s Beads and Solar Flares 2017 Eclipse
    Photographer - Mike Baird
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Poinsett State Park, South Carolina
    Date/Time of photo - Monday, August 21,2017 at 2:40 DST
    Equipment -Canon camera at prime focus of Skywatcher 100mm, captured and processed in Nebulosity
    Description - Bailey's Beads upper disk, white flare to left and huge flare bottom right
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    Photographer- DrLapser
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Oregon Star Party near Prineville, OR
    Date/Time of photo - August 21, 2017 - 10:22:22 a.m.
    Equipment - Canon EOS-M3 through Explore Scientific 80mm APO Refractor
    Description - The highlight of the Oregon Star Party was the total eclipse of the Sun. I ran a custom CHDK script to capture as many pictures as possible during totality.
    Website - www.youtube.com/DrLapser  

       
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    Total eclipse with Regulus nearby
    Photographer- jmsands57
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Casper Wyoming
    Date/Time of photo - 8/21/2017 at 11:43am mountain time
    Equipment - Olympus EM-5 with a Panasonic 100-300mm lens
    Description - Total eclipse with star Regulus nearby
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/total-eclipse-with-regulus-nearby/  

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    Prominences during 2017 solar eclipse
    Photographer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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    Location of photo - Salem, OR
    Date/Time of photo - 21 August 2017 at 10:18am
    Equipment - Canon EOS Rebel T5i with AT72ed on AstroTech Voyager 2 altaz mount
    Description - Brilliant red prominences are seen near the northern limb of the sun.
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/prominences-during-2017-solar-eclipse/  


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    Solar Eclipse sequence, Honey Creek Access to Moreau River
    Photographer – Loye
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Honey Creek Access, near Jefferson City Mo.
    Date/Time of photo - Aug 21, 2017 11:45 to 2:20 CDT
    Equipment - Nikon D750 on tripod; ISO 100, f5, 1/400, 50mm. 
    Description - Totality is the experience of a lifetime. The sequence was planned well in advance, with 31 images taken in 5 minute intervals.
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/solar-eclipse-sequence-honey-creek-access-to-moreau-river/   


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    Eclipse over Tetonia, ID. Moon detail with corona detail
    Photographer- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Tetonia, ID
    Date/Time of photo - 8/21/17 ~11:30 MDT
    Equipment - D7200 w/ Sigma 150-600mm Sports Lens. Manfrotto Junior Geared Head.
    Description - Bracketed photo that was tone mapped to pull out some extra detail
    Website - https://www.etsy.com/shop/PhotosByTrevor
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/eclipse-over-tetonia-id-moon-detail-with-corona-detail/   

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    Baily’s Beads and Solar Prominence
    Photographer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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    Location of photo - John Day, Oregon, United States
    Date/Time of photo - August 21st, 2017
    Equipment - Takahashi TSA 102 Telescope and Canon 5D Mark II
    Description - This was my husband and my first-ever totality. It was a race against time to take the photos, and I was really happy to have been able to capture Baily's Beads my first time out.
    Website - http://www.whimsandfancies.com/    
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/bailys-beads-and-solar-prominence/    


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    Infrared image of 2017 total solar eclipse near end of totality
    Photographer - scmenasian
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Shawnee National Forest, 37 deg 34' 50.85" N, 88 deg 52' 41.21" W 
    Date/Time of photo - 8/21/2017 approx 18:23:10 UT
    Equipment - Infrared converted Canon 10D, Canon EF 300mm f4.0 L lens with 1.4x teleconverter
    Description - Infrared image of 2017 Total Solar eclipse about 20 seconds prior to the end of totality
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/infrared-image-of-2017-total-solar-eclipse-near-end-of-totality/    


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    Extreme HDR image of 2017 totality
    Photographer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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    Location of photo - Cape Girardeau, MO
    Date/Time of photo - August 21, 2017 at 1:21 pm CDT
    Equipment - Stellarvue 60mm f/5.5 refractor and Canon 60D camera
    Description - High dynamic range composite processed to bring out coronal streamers and earthshine on moon.  
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/extreme-hdr-image-of-2017-totality/  


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    Diamond Ring Sequence
    Photographer - cmilesbaker
    Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Location of photo - Robbinsville, NC
    Date/Time of photo - August 21, 2017
    Equipment - Canon XSi, 300 mm 
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/online-gallery/diamond-ring-sequence/  


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    The International Space Station crossed the path of this solar eclipse three times during its orbital movement around the Earth today...      
      
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