Photograph of the total solar eclipse during totality, taken from a yard in Southern Illinois on April 8, 2024. The sun is completely eclipsed by the moon, with its bright white corona radiating in fine detail. A couple of solar flares appear as small red or pinkish arcs on the edge of the eclipse. The sky is dark, and the scene has a dramatic, almost otherworldly quality.

Caught totality from my parents’ yard in Southern Illinois.

The corona lit up, flares danced on the edge — and for a few minutes, it felt like we were standing in space.

April 8, 2024 is burned into memory now.

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