Doesn't the sun set well before the eclipse ends? Practically during annularity, as seen from the continental US? I don't think we can see anywhere near the whole event, especially from Utah. We are just about at the end of the track, IIRC. With the sun so low, you're not going to get really high-resolution photos. Be prepared for a flattened sun and not a perfect circle. the sun might even break up into the "mirage effect", really ripply. In that case, the annular ideal isn't going to happen. Think "art shot" and drama for this one. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 1:13 PM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
Just for Joe "the path of annular totality " sheesh picky picky picky. ;-) Still SLC is outside the limit. Although, an annular isn't nearly as exciting as a full eclipse, Joe is probably spot on with how many will actually go south to see the whole event. Still, with it in my "back yard" I want to see the whole thing. Photo ops are a bonus.