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title: Eclipse
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date: 2024-04-09T20:26:31-05:00
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description: >
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I traveled to Austin, TX to watch the total solar eclipse that passed over
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North America, and visit my friend Breanna Carzoo.
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tags:
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- Travel
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- Space
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- Eclipse
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- "Austin, TX"
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- Texas
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- Food
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- Conchas
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- Books
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- Reading
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resources:
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- name: preparing
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src: preparing.jpg
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title:
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- name: sol
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src: sol.jpg
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title: Sol
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- name: ringoffire
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src: ringoffire.jpg
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title: The Ring of Fire
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- name: diamondring
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src: diamondring.jpg
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title: Diamond Ring
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- src: breanna-reading.jpg
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title: Breanna read Greenlight to a room full of kids wearing bee antennae.
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- name: concha
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src: comadre-concha.jpg
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title: >
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An earl grey concha from Comadre. The most delicate, flavorful pan dulce
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I've ever had.
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alt: >
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A small round bun with a pinkish topping sittin on a napkin in front of
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a traditional cardboard donut box.
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{{< figures/image name=preparing >}}
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On April 8, the earth experienced a [total solar eclipse][nasa] tracking over
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North America. I was so excited to be able to travel to the path of totality and
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observe the eclipse with my friend and fellow space nerd, [Breanna
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Carzoo][breanna].
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My setup for all my eclipse photos was a [Fujifilm X-T5][xt5], with a [Canon EF
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100mm Macro][lens] lens. I used a [Fringer EF-XT converter][converter] to mount
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the EF lens on the X-T5. Of course I also had a solar filter.
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Here's one of my first test images. You can see a sun spot!
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{{< figures/image name=sol >}}
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During totality, when the moon fully covers the disc of the sun, a phenomenon
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known as the "Ring of Fire" occurse. The sky is dark and most of the Sun's light
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is hidden. In this state, it's possible to see the Sun's corona.
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{{< figures/image name=ringoffire >}}
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Just before and after totality is the "Diamond Ring" phase, when the last bit of
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light from the Sun's disc shines through the craters and valleys of the moon's
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surface.
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{{< figures/image name=diamondring >}}
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Austin, TX was pretty cloudy that day. I'm grateful we were able to see as much
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of the eclipse as we did. The clouds made for some awesome effects too. I'm
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particularly proud of my Diamond Ring image (above) with the additional drama
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the clouds brought to an already stunning event.
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Apart from the eclipse, I got to see Breanna do a book event in Bee Cave, TX.
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This town is adorable and leans hard into its name -- everything has a bee
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theme.
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{{< figures/image name=breanna-reading.jpg >}}
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I was also eager to try [Comadre Panadería](https://comadrepanaderia.com) after
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hearing about it from Claire Saffitz on [one of her videos][comadre-yt] on her
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Dessert Person YouTube channel. I have a huge soft spot for conchas -- Mexican
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pan dulces shaped like shells -- and these were _incredible_.
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{{< figures/image name=concha >}}
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All told, a very successful trip! Breanna and I had a great time hanging out
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together, and despite the clouds we got some great views of the eclipse.
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[nasa]: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
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[breanna]: https://www.breannacarzoo.com
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[xt5]: https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/cameras/x-t5/
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[lens]: https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/ef-100mm-f-2-8l-macro-is-usm
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[converter]: https://www.fringeradapter.com/canon-ef-to-fujifilm-x
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[comadre-yt]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJTHTfJ-91E
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