As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only during a new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured.

This was taken with the aid of two welding filters, and my auto focus struggled to get a lock. Yet another reason I should get something with full manual. Still, I think it was very pretty. I quite enjoyed the momentary transition to dim lighting while the sun was still high. The sharp/clear image is a refraction due to using two stacked filters.