A Spectator's View of the December 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse

Brightness (Newkirk Filter)
Brightness, Local Zenith Up
Log Brightness (Unsharp Masked)
Brightness Unsharp Masked, Local Zenith Up
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Brightness (Wavelet Filtered)
Brightness (Wavelet Filtered), Local Zenith Up
Volume-rendered Squashing Factor Q
Volume-rendered Squashing Factor Q, Local Zenith Up
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These images show the corona rotated by 181 degrees counter-clockwise from solar north. This corresponds to the approximate view of an observer on the ground looking up at the eclipse at the point of greatest duration, just off the coast of Antarctica.

The apparent rotation of the Sun in the sky changes with time and depends on the location of the observer on Earth. If you are curious, check out Xavier Jubier's website and interactive map to see how eclipse perspectives change with time and location.

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