Aeromoe's Version of Joe Orman's Naked-Eye 100 List

Number 8: Solar Eclipse, Annular

For the May 20, 2012 event, my Dad and I travelled along with my long-time friend Martin M. to a spot east of the Grand Canyon to experience my first Central Eclipse. We found a road-side location north of Route 64 that afforded a clear view of the western horizon - a necessity if we were going to watch all of the eclipse that we could before and during sunset.

According to Google Earth, our coordinates were N 35°, 55', 07.45" by W 111°, 33', 52" at an elevation of 4982 feet.

We arrived with enough time to get my telescope and camera set up. A small crowd started to assemble, and by the time the eclipse started enough folks were present that it really made the effort worthwhile.

I plan on writing more about our experience and posting more photos, but here is a photo of annularity. Photo taken with a Canon 60D at prime focus through an Orion Telescopes ST120 refractor on a Sky View Pro mount. Note: I realize I should have had the camera strap secured to the telescope. Thankfully nothing happened to make the camera fall from the mount.

Click here to view a time-lapse video of my photos posted to YouTube.

For the annular solar eclipse of 14 October 2023 a buddy and I traveled to the northeast corner of Arizona to the little town of Red Mesa. Red Mesa was calculated to be as close to centerline as possible.

Below is a single image of maximum allularity:

Click here to view a time-lapse video of my photos of the 2023 annular eclipse posted to YouTube.