10/16/2023
"Ring of Fire" eclipse - Bryce canyon 😍
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We’ve been eclipsed!
In 1923, Bryce Canyon experienced a partial eclipse during a total solar eclipse that passed along the Pacific coast. For our centennial year we’ve now come “full circle” with today’s “Ring of Fire” eclipse.
This annular solar eclipse was visible as it crossed the sky from Oregon to Texas, passing 29 national park units across Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Bryce Canyon won’t be in the direct path of another eclipse for hundreds of years, making today something of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but we have a number of partial eclipses to look forward to in the years to come.
And if you missed this one, you may be in luck! On April 8, 2024 a total solar eclipse will be visible as it passes from Texas through Maine.
Learn more at: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/idkt_eclipses.htm?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
We want to thank all of the park staff, partners, volunteers, and visitors who made this astronomical event safe, fun, inspiring, and accessible here on Earth.
Photo Note: This composite image was created by combining an unfiltered 28mm vertical image taken during the first half of the eclipse with 11 solar-filtered 55mm images of the sun taken at 15-minute intervals throughout the eclipse. The altitude of the sun relative to the horizon was also lowered for this composition. It is not possible to view an annular eclipse event without a solar filter. This composite image is intended as a love letter to the landscape, astronomy, and memories woven together by this eclipse.
NPS Photo/Peter Densmore
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