Annular Solar Eclipse – The Moon's Dramatic Passage Across the Sun Over San Antonio

A striking telescopic photograph captures the Moon passing across the Sun during the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, over San Antonio, Texas. The Moon's dark silhouette creates a sweeping curved boundary against the brilliant orange solar disk, leaving a glowing crescent of sunlight visible. Several small sunspots add fascinating detail to the Sun's surface as the eclipse approaches its spectacular Ring of Fire phase. Photographed by James Engel using a Nikon D850 and Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 1700mm, this image captures a remarkable moment of celestial alignment.
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