Manta rays!!

So it's super hard to tell, but embiggen this picture and there's an arc of white foam at the top. Right under that is a white spot. That's a manta ray. For realz. I'm watching him dance!

Beautiful hotel!

Some god light

This is the view from our sliding glass door

Aloha!

We have arrived!

Hawaii. Tomorrow.

I'll be updating with pics and stories whenever I can!

Bryce Canyon 2012 Eclipse Pictures

(Click to see flickr set)

Got pictures from of the 2012 Annular Eclipse at Bryce mostly edited, here's pictures of the eclipse itself, plus a mosaic of same.

A couple more pictures I've managed to process from my trip to Bryce Canyon National Park: Annular eclipse with an eclipse shaped lens flare:

Partial eclipse against the treeline as the sun sets while still being partially eclipsed:

Annular Eclipse, Bryce Canyon 2012 - Maximum Annularity

(Yep, Chris took this) The eclipse has reached maximum annularity with just a thin "ring of fire" showing around the edges. An annular solar eclipse happens when the apparent size of the moon is smaller than the apparent size of the sun.

Bryce Canyon By Night

I couldn't resist the urge to sneak over from my room at Bryce Canyon Lodge to the Sunset View which was a short walk, even though I had to get up early the next morning. I was not originally planning on doing this, but there were a lot of stars out so I thought I might have a shot at some astrophotography even though it had been cloudy earlier. As you can see, there are some clouds visible in this 10 minute exposure. I was surprised that there was so much light in the sky that I was able to expose the hoodoos of the canyon decently. I was also surprised by the light polution is pretty obvious in this picture. There are a couple communities nearby, evidently adding a bit of extra light to the sky. It was super chilly, but the results are surprisingly satisfying to me.


(Click the photo to embiggen)
- Posted by Noelle for Chris