Total Eclipse of the Sun, Moon’s Shadow (Motion

The total eclipse of the Sun, November 14, 2012, from a site near Lakeland Downs, Queensland. Shot with the Canon 5D Mark II and 15mm lens for a wide-angle view showing the motion of the Moon’s conical shadow. The bottom edge of the shadow is at the Sun in the top frame taken at second contact, well below the Sun in the middle frame taken at mid-eclipse, while in the bottom frame the left edge of the shadow meets the Sun at third contact.

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