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Mountains and Valleys: initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse

Revision title: Revised

Mountains and Valleys: initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse

Revision title: Revised

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Description

A short animation using six of the 98 frames I captured with my Nikon D750 through my Esprit 80, selected to show the first noticeable beading on the lunar limb at C3, progressing until they become almost confluent, before formation of the diamond ring.   Frames were taken at ISO 100, 1/2500s.  Only processing was a crop, and slight sharpening and slight noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw.  No change has been made to color balance, saturation, exposure, etc.

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  • Mountains and Valleys:  initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse, Bruce Larsen
    Original
  • Mountains and Valleys:  initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse, Bruce Larsen
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    Mountains and Valleys:  initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse, Bruce Larsen
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Title: Revised Bailey's Beads shots

Description: This version has a proper orientation to match what was seen visually at C3, with the appearance of Bailey's Beads and the diamond ring on the lower right quadrant. Also, added two more frames and improved the alignment for smoother display.

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Title: Revised

Description: 10 shots starting at first appearance of Bailey's Beads, until confluence at beginning of diamond ring. Image rotated to match what was seen visually, with Bailey's Beads appearing on the southwest quadrant. Also, four frames added and images aligned to smooth the animation.

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Mountains and Valleys:  initial appearance of Bailey's Beads at C3, 8 April 2024 eclipse, Bruce Larsen