Gallery | Solar Eclipse May 20 2012 | Setting sequence

From San Jose, California, Chris White took this sequence of shots that he put together into a montage. From that location, nearly 90% of the Sun's face was blocked by the Moon. The order runs from left to right, top to bottom. Sunspots are clearly visible, and look at how the color of the Sun gets more orange as it gets closer to setting. In the last two pictures you can see it passing behind power lines and trees. Lovely! 

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