15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Rise and fall of total solar eclipse 2017.

10 minute increments of the rise, climax at totality, and fall of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse. Taken near Stanley Idaho. This composite of 15 images shows the mid-day sunset/sunrise, how dark and cool it became, and how the eclipse light interacted with a smokey atmosphere.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Stanley, Idaho, United States of America
Copyright: © Brian Cluer