eclipsebanner-002.mp4
Summary: A stunning time-lapse showcases the mesmerizing progression of a total solar eclipse, revealing its different phases and the brilliant solar corona.
This time-lapse video provides a captivating look at a total solar eclipse. It begins with the sun appearing as a bright, glowing crescent during the initial partial phase. As the moon continues to obscure the sun, the video progresses to the dramatic moment of totality, where the sun's brilliant white corona is revealed, encircling the black disc of the moon. The brief but spectacular 'diamond ring' effect is visible at the beginning and end of the total phase. The sequence concludes with the sun gradually emerging from behind the moon, returning to its crescent shape during the receding partial eclipse.
Playback guide
1. start: 00:00 end: 00:05 label: Initial partial eclipse, sun appears as a bright orange crescent. 2. start: 00:06 end: 00:08 label: Further progression of the partial eclipse, sun becomes a thinner crescent. 3. start: 00:09 end: 00:10 label: Moment of totality begins, brief 'diamond ring' effect visible. 4. start: 00:11 end: 00:18 label: Full total solar eclipse, the sun's corona is clearly visible around the obscured sun. 5. start: 00:19 end: 00:20 label: End of totality, 'diamond ring' effect briefly visible again as the sun reappears. 6. start: 00:21 end: 00:35 label: Partial eclipse receding, sun gradually returns to a crescent shape.