Until now, I’ve concentrated on combining images to highlight the corona or show a progression of the phases of the eclipse. I knew I had at least one image that showed the very prominent prominence (pun intended). That prominence was clearly visible to the unaided eye. Click to zoom in.
You’ve heard of super full moons? This is a micro almost full moon. Two weeks ago, as it eclipsed the Sun, the Moon was close to Earth. Now, it is about 10% farther away and is measurably smaller in appearance. Two weeks ago, it would not have fit in my camera’s field of view. Last night, it did. I used a 127mm Maksutov telescope at prime focus and my Canon T8i to shoot about 40 frames, which were then combined and processed in Photoshop and Topaz Photo AI.
