Several minutes prior to the onset of totality, only a thin crescent of the sun’s disk remains visible beyond the edge of the moon.

Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Telescope/mount: Celestron Super C8+ with Celestron f/6.3 focal reducer/corrector and Thousand Oaks glass solar filter.

Camera: Canon EOS mirrorless R8. 1/1000 second exposure at ISO 800.