Stargazing Partial Solar Eclipse, From Southern New Zealand

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A partial solar eclipse was observed from Twizel, South Island, New Zealand, though cloud cover nearly obscured the view at its peak time of 0710 NZST. The observer used a Canon 6D II with a makeshift solar filter made from eclipse sunglasses to capture the event. Interestingly, a separate instance occurred in South Texas where an unintentional photo of the eclipse was taken while attempting to capture a sunset. This led to the discovery that parts of Arizona and New Mexico were in the eclipse's path, while Texas could only see it at dusk. The discussion highlights the challenges and surprises of observing solar eclipses.
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Partial Solar Eclipse, From Southern New Zealand
Partial solar eclipse from Twizel, South Isl., New Zealand ...
almost missed it due to cloud, didnt see max at 0710 NZST as it went back into cloud.
20250922, 0701NZST
Canon 6D II 70-200mm @200mm,
F4, 100th sec, 1600ISO
Makeshift solar filter made out of solar eclipse sunglasses

20250922 0701NZST Partiial Solar Eclipse Twizel, Sth Is, NZ.webp
 
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My wife caught a partial eclipse unknowingly while trying to capture the sunset in South Texas. She liked the photo, showed it to me, and I noticed a circular cloud shape that seemed quite odd.

I looked up the time and discovered that folks in Arizona and New Mexico were in the path to see a partial eclipse, but Texas was not, unless you catch it at dusk. Pretty cool.
 

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