Gary and I have been close friends for almost forty years. This was our first Total Eclipse Expedition together. It was an amazing experience. This shot was part of a sequence of nearly five thousand images shot with his Vespera 2 system. I did some color correction to get it “normal”. The solar flares were even brighter than they appear in this image. Incredible. Much thanks to Jeremy, John, Clete, et al for the technical support and camaraderie. It was a deeply profound experience on many levels.
