Special thanks to Richard Monda for sharing his photos of the “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse that occurred near dawn on Thursday, June 10. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun, thereby partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on earth.
Monda, an instructor in the Biology, Chemistry and Physics Department, is the creator of “Eyes On The Sky” a video preview of what will be happening in the night sky for the coming month that is published periodically in the Campus Chronicle.
Monda writes:
The sky near the horizon was cloudy and hazy for the partial solar eclipse this morning and the focus of the sun was affected by these conditions. As the sun rose, it was positioned in a clearer sky and the focus is sharper.
All photos were taken at the George Landis Arboretum in Esperance, NY using a solar filter. The Schoharie Valley was under dense fog. Fortunately, there was enough altitude at the Arboretum to be above the fog. Technical details of photos can be supplied upon request.
JuneEclipse1: 5:43am EDT, 6/10/21
First image in which the sun was visible through thinning clouds.
JuneEclipse2: 5:48am EDT, 6/10/21
Sun above tree line but still within thin clouds.
JuneEclipse3: 6:05am EDT, 6/10/21
First sharp view.
JuneEclipse4: 6:16am EDT, 6/10/21
JuneEclipse5: 6:28am EDT, 6/10/21
The Daily Gazette (Schenectady) also published Monda’s photographs.
Click here to read more about the eclipse in The New York Times.
Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:00:22 +0000 by d.gardner