Okay, getting close to the Main Event.
Totality was due at 6.37 am.
It was obviously necessary to pull an all nighter. I had strategic naps the day before, then at 11pm had an energy drink, then around midnight started a carefully planned session of recreational pharmaceuticals. I had some
and some
and then some
and even some
, spread out over six hours, so that by dawn, my altitude was at a personal best and may have given Felix Baumgartener a run for his money.
PM if you want full details..
So, I dressed warm - temp in the mid teens, I think, but it gets COLD during an eclipse - and went down by the lake side. I found a nice little spot about ten feet back from the shore, with the sky brightening in the east across the lake, and set up.
I had my camera on a tripod about four feet to my left, set to take a picture on automatic every 30 seconds.
Dawn twilight:
First peep of sunrise:
The eclipse was already underway by this time, with the moon moving from the top left part of the sun, as shown in this excellent shot by Ben Cooper:
Soon the sun was little more than a crescent, but alas my little camera wasn't really up to the job:
