Mark and Carolyn's Excellent Eclipse Cruise

A bit past first contact; shot through welders glass.

Shot through official S&T goggles

Another way to look at it, the ever-trusty Astroscan.

Almost there!

Here comes the shadow...

...and, ah! Totality! Red spot at top is a prominence (not readily visible to the unaided eye).

Mark says, had he known the video would come out this good, he might have brought a tripod, and played with the shutter speed. These were all shot hand-held.

Mercury and Jupiter.

Great corona streamers! Though the video couldn't register much color, the sky was actually deep blue.

Jubilation!

Doesn't get night-time dark, more like twilight. But the town street lights came on!

As the Moon moves on, the Sun starts to peek out again, creating the famous Diamond Ring effect!

Was it good for you too?

The Washington-based Fox-TV crew was happy!