Besides our trusty colander, the highlight of the eclipse afternoon was the VLA of a Latino Family from Nebraska. VLA stands for Very Large Array. That was one powerful telescope, complete with UV filter. The family was very generous in allowing all forty eclipse seekers a view through the telescope and to take photos of the moon’s progression.
The shadow of leaves had a similar crescent look to the colander pinholes I showed on Tuesday.
For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.
¡Olé! –Rebecca
Fake Flamenco 
Nice post 🌹🌹
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Thank you, Satyam.
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Wonderful photos Rebecca! You were fortunate to take some through the telescope. The lead shadows are intriguing.
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Thanks, Kim. The family were so generous with sharing the views through their telescope.
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Sounds great. My brother had a telescope we all looked through, but I was happy with my telephoto lens.
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Thanks for your comments, Trent! Cool that you all could use your brother’s telescope for good views and you could use your trusty telephoto lens.
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Amazing photos, Rebecca . Thanks for sharing .💕
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Thanks, Grace. Glad you enjoyed them.
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My pleasure. Absolutely 💕
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How amazing 🤩
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Thanks, Sadje. It was quite a celestial show.
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Wow – what a cool progression. Generous of the family to share the VLA with you, and generous of you to share with us!
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Thanks, Wynne. I was so happy to be able to see the eclipse and record parts of it.
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Great photographic souvenirs!
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Thanks, Margaret. It was an amazing event to witness. I can imagine traveling again in the future chasing eclipses. : )
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Wow!
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Thanks, Janet. Wish I could have photographed the corona itself, but I’m happy to have these momentos.
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Sounds a special gathering of sky gazing!
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Thanks, Michele. It was a very copacetic group convened from all over the US. It was a very enjoyable two hour show and socializing.
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Wonderful! 🤩 You’re welcome, Rebecca. Glad you’re feeling better.
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Amazing telescopic photos! The shadow-of-leaves photos would make excellent wall designs.
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Thanks, Rosaliene. It was such a fortunate circumstance that this kind family was there that day. I appreciate the thought about the wall designs. Great idea.
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By the way, is your working space now complete?
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Thanks for asking, Rosaliene. Not at all. No curtains yet.
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Six words on eclipses: Things you may not see again.
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Well said, M2S! No one knows if they’ll be around for the next one.
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Gorgeous photos! A wonderful, rare phenomenon worth experiencing in our lifetimes. Thanks for sharing, Rebecca 🙂
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Thanks, Rebecca. So happy to have had the opportunity to see an eclipse!
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Very cool. I’ve seen a few pictures of leaf shadow from the eclipse- it looks normal but alittle bizarre at the same time.
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Thanks, yes the leaves look a bit sinuous.
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I love the pics
The shadow is unique and interesting
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Thanks, Devang. I guess 2034 is the next solar eclipse for India.
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Lets see if I stay alive to see that
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As long as you wear your motorcycle helmet and follow your own health advice, I’m sure you’ll make it into your 40s and beyond my friend.
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Without helmet I feel weird.
Helmet is a must.
Tbh
I didn’t used to wear it, nowadays I do, from past 1.5 years
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Glad to hear that you wear your helmet without fail. Brain health is super important ; )
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