Annular solar eclipse

During our stay at the balloon fiesta was a fairly rare event, an annular solar eclipse. This is when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, but without totally blocking it, leaving a “ring of fire”. This was the last annular eclipse that will be visible from the US until 2039.

Jenn taking photos of the annular eclipse, using a special filter on her camera:

A sequence of photos from Jenn’s camera:

A GIF combining those images:

Some photos from my iPhone, using a handheld filter: