Daniel J. Stein and Andrew McCarthy
This mesmerizing shot of the perfect alignment of the sun and full moon over Utah’s Valley of the Gods last October is raising expectations for next month’s total solar eclipse in North America.
This image, a collaboration between photographers Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, shows an annular solar eclipse in which an outer “ring of fire” forms because the moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the sun. I am. The shot is the result of digitally stitching together thousands of images, combining Stein’s landscape photography skills with McCarthy’s experience capturing images of the sun.
After months of planning, the pair set up cameras and telescopes at carefully selected desert locations to capture the key shots, taking into account weather patterns, eclipse duration, and terrain features. did.
The image was published by Social media March 8th, exactly one month before a total solar eclipse, in which the moon completely covers the sun, will pass over North America. It will blanket much of the continent in darkness or completely, from Canada to the United States and Mexico. The path of the total eclipse will be much wider than the last similar solar eclipse in the region, covering almost 200 kilometers compared to about 115 kilometers in 2017.
“It’s easy to take the sun for granted, but [sun and moon] When combined during a solar eclipse, they are breathtakingly beautiful. I feel that incorporating landscape elements helps ground the images and allows the viewer to connect more deeply with the work,” says Stein.
New Scientist Eclipse Special
Find news and commentary about the North American total solar eclipse on April 8th. newscientist.com/article-topic/solar-eclipse-2024
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