Partial Solar Eclipse

f18 @ 1/500s, ISO:200, Nikon D3S w 500mm, 1.7X teleconverter, and Haida ND4.5 32000 solar filter

"Solar Eclipse," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A partial eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are not exactly in line with the Earth and the Moon only partially obscures the Sun. This phenomenon can usually be seen from a large part of the Earth outside of the track of an annular or total eclipse. However, some eclipses can only be seen as a partial eclipse, because the umbra passes above the Earth's polar regions and never intersects the Earth's surface. Partial eclipses are virtually unnoticeable in terms of the sun's brightness, as it takes well over 90% coverage to notice any darkening at all. Even at 99%, it would be no darker than civil twilight. Of course, partial eclipses (and partial stages of other eclipses) can be observed if one is viewing the sun through a darkening filter (which should always be used for safety).

Falmouth, Massachusetts (41.5532 degrees N, 70.6086 degrees W)

08/21/2017