2024 Total Solar Eclipse Imaged by Wade Van Arsdale from Little Rock, AR on 4/8/2024

April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Imaged from Little Rock, AR. USA
(All images recorded and processed by Wade Van Arsdale, amateur astronomer)


**NOTE: image links below are uploaded in high-resolution 4K or 1080p .JPG or .GIF file format for pc. You can view these images directly from your web browser on your PC or Smart Phone.
High-Resolution Image Links and Closeups:		Notes---Some of these are LARGE files and might take a few seconds up to 1 minute or more to load on your pc or smart phone depending on connection speed.
Totality Image of Sun-1		Totality view with camera gain turned up to show the Sun's corona better (Click on image to display it in full 4K screen resolution. Re-click to return to screen fit).
Totality Image of Sun-2		Totality view with camera gain turned down slightly to show solar prominence structure better. (Click on image to display it in full 4K screen resolution).
High-Def Animated Loop of Entire Eclipse		Entire eclipse in High-Definition (1080p) animated video loop from first contact to final contact. On smaller resolution pc screens, click on image to display it in full 1080p High-Definition format. Click again to rescale it back down to screen-fit size. (Right-click to download. File size is 7 mb).
4K Animated Video of Entire Eclipse		4K Ultra high definition complete animated video loop of entire eclipse start to finish. On smaller resolution pc screens, click on image to display it in full 4K High-Definition format. Click again to rescale it back down to screen-fit size. (Right-click to download. File size is 24mb).
Large Solar Prominence		Very large Solar Prominence with classic "loop" structure caused by the Sun's complex and powerful magnetic field.
Complex Multiple Solar Prominences		Solar Prominence complex with large faint flares shooting out of the tops of the two largest prominences.
Faint Solar Prominence		Fainter Solar Prominence but still shows good structure.

Imaging Equipment Details:

Telescope: William Optics FLT91 Fluorostar 91mm triplet apochromatic refractor telescope w/William Optics "Flat-6AIII" Flattener/Reducer @ f/4.72, 430mm focal length
Camera: ZWO ASI 585MC color planetary video camera shooting in 16-bit mode
Mount: Rainbow Astro RST300 Computerized Go-To Mount in EQ Mode
Image Scale: 1.39 arc-seconds/pixel
Telescope Filter: Seymour Optical Glass Solar White-Light filter at front-end of telescope
Camera Filter: Baader 2" UV/IR-cutoff filter
Exposure Method: .SER video file recording to Intel NUC11 mini-pc mounted on telescope
Software: FireCapture imaging software. PixInsight and AutoStakkert V.4 used for processing the video loops after capture.
Imaging Site Location: Little Rock, AR.
Imaging Site Elevation: 540 ft.
Date: April 8th, 2024

** LEGAL: All images and image links on this web page are granted "Public Domain" user rights. They are uploaded for viewing so that you can enjoy and re-live this rare and awe-inspiring celestial event as millions of other eclipse watchers have done. These files may be freely downloaded and distributed for personal, non-commercial and non-profit use.

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Page Last Updated: 4/11/2024
Wade Van Arsdale