The shadow during a total eclipse appeared in the west, then passed over us at 123 000 km/hr. We were fortunate to be located at the end of the eclipse track where we could also observe the shadow lifting off the Earth and rising above our heads. These fisheye photographs show most of the sky, with west at the bottom and east at top. Field of view is 160 degrees. Camera direction changed slightly after 3rd exposure. Auto exposure system played havoc on recording the change so the image intensity during totality jumps around. I've had to play with these in photoshop, don't go using them for any sort of scientific analysis, they only illustrate the shape of the shadow forms.

 

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