Annular solar eclipse trip, September 30 – October 15, 2023.
2023年9月30至10月15日, 日环食之旅。 (P)(V)


The path of the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse goes from Oregon to Texas, passing through mid-western states such as Utah which usually have a good chance for clear skies in mid-October. After some research I picked the Natural Bridges National Monument as the spot to photograph the eclipse. The plan is to capture the eclipse with a natural bridge as the foreground. Other destinations of the trip include the Great Basin National Park in Nevada and Monument Valley in Arizona. The weather of October 14 turned out to be great, even though I didn't prepare sufficiently I still consider it a success. Other stops of the trip are fun as well. A lot of areas along our route have very dark skies thanks to low light pollution which is great for stargazing and Milky Way photography, and we unexpectedly had our best shrimp quesadilla on our drive from Great Basin to Mexican Hat, Utah.

2023年10月的日环食带从俄勒冈州到德克萨斯州,期间穿过的中西部州10月份好天气的机率高,最后选择犹他州的天然桥国家保护区作为这次的拍摄地点,希望用天然的桥体做前景。其它站包括大盆地国家公园(内华达州)和纪念碑谷(亚利桑那州)。日食当天天气非常好,虽然我的准备不够充分,结果也算成功。旅程其余也很有意思。途中很多地方的光污染很低,看/照星星很理想。在从大盆地转战纪念碑谷的途中还意外地吃到了我们吃过的最好吃的虾馅墨西哥馅饼。



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Milky Way Over Monument Valley / 银河纪念碑谷 (Time-lapse 1 / 缩时摄影1):



Milky Way over Goosenecks State Park/ 银河鹅颈州立公园 (Time-lapse 2 / 缩时摄影2):






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