October 14, 2023 Annular Eclipse

[obeygiant]

Anyone planning on seeing this or photographing it?

I'll be in Bryce Canyon for it

 

[NoBoMac]

Won't be viewing this one from "ground zero".

Did do the 2012 annular. 2023 seems to be tracking along a similar path as 2012: did my viewing from Parowan, UT as other areas in the centerline area was packed with people. Guessing this year might be no different re crowds.

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

www.atlasobscura.com

(ADD: planning on 2024 total as sister's family is in Dallas metro, so have a place to crash)

 

[obeygiant]

I'll be just off the centerline because I'm sacrificing "totality" for location in this case. It'll be at 10:28 am and looks like clear skies.

I'll admit I'm a little nervous about crowds of photogs

 

[NoBoMac]

There was a decent sized crowd when I pulled up that ballooned as the day progressed, but since was open Federal lands, was able to find a spot down a dirt road not too far off the paved road. Got out quickly, easily, after totality (wanted to beat the rush and keep going south to Vegas), but did notice a traffic jam of cars trying to head out at the Summit interchange (and think Kanarraville as well).

 

[obeygiant]

So the skies were clear at Bryce Canyon for the eclipse. I had never been there and I was really blown away by the landscape.

 

[obeygiant]

Also Bryce Canyon is a certified dark sky area and the view of the sky was glorious