Solar Eclipse 2017
Totality expedition to Beatrice, Nebraska
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Near totality
The sky turns ominous as totality approaches. The wind increases and the temperature drops
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1 minute to totality
The corona emerges as well as the prominences
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Totality
The moment of absolute totality enhances the prominences through the corona
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Refraction through clouds
Clouds act as a refraction grating to produce spectral lines near the emerging diamond ring effect
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Diamond Ring
Clouds over the eclipse add a touch of drama to the diamond ring effect during totality
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Baileys Beads
Prominences and Bailey's Beads during totality
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36 minutes through first contact
Sunspot regions 2672 and 2671 visible
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1 hour through first contact
Sunspots still visible despite increasing cloud cover
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68 minutes through first contact
Even through heavy cloud cover the sunspots are persistent
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81 minutes through first contact
5 minutes to totality