October 14, 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse

10:23 am - 1:28 pm CDT

Clear 60° day, 12 mph winds

The Moon was 248,100 miles away

Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes

Maximum Eclipse at 11:52 am

Sunspots are visible with the Baader filter.

8" CPC 800 telescope @ f6.3

AstroZap Baader Solar Filter

.001 secs, ND96 filter

The eclipse began when the Moon touched the edge of the Sun which is known as “first contact”.

Maximum eclipse occurred.

The eclipse ended as the edge of the Moon left the edge of the Sun.

Three key moments of the eclipse.

Cresent Suns on the sidewalk

Taken with iPhone at 12:03 pm

Eclipse in 45 seconds

Imaged every minute at 1/1000th of a sec. and combined into a 45 second video.

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