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[cactuswatcher]

The eclipse was so close to sunset that I think a lot of people didn't notice it was getting dark. The pinhole camera worked fine but it was no use trying to get a picture from it. Fortunately I remembered the leaves I mentioned in my last post, and hunted around the bushes for something I could photograph. There were all the arcs right on the agave. Within minutes the light moved and it was all gone.

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[auroramama]

The arcs are lovely. Quick thinking there!

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Very cool.

[ann1962]

I was hoping to see that here, but it didn't happen.

So cool.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Beautiful pictures!

I remember seeing that once, here. Does it happen only during annual eclipses?

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

No , It happens with total ecilpses too, once enough sun is blocked. It seems to get darker during an eclipse if the sun is higher in the sky than it was yesterday afternoon here, and that darkness seems to be the key thing in seeing the crescents from leaves. I saw a few of them other places around the front of the house, but the shapes were best on the agave.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

The plant itself makes a neat picture, too, so it's fine in several ways.