October Annular Eclipse from Albquerque October 2023: I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region...

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region knowledge is limited, so I am looking for suggestions for a viewing location with an interesting foreground.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Clear Skies.

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

Top of Sandia Crest, further south, Bosque del apache wild life refuge. See you there. . . .

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

Top of Sandia Crest, further south, Bosque del apache wild life refuge. See you there. . . .

pdsdville Loc: Midlothian, Tx

Heading for the same place at the same time. I haven't decided on location yet but I bet Sandia Crest will be shoulder to shoulder. I'm thinking that someplace off the road would be better. That way I won't have to worry about someone bumping my camera. Hope to see some hoggers there.

808caver Loc: Maui

NE Roswell

fredpnm Loc: Corrales, NM

Be aware that Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge is outside the max viewing area of the eclipse...not by much you understand, but never-the-less...

You might consider the Valles Caldera National Preserve

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

https://nationaleclipse.com/cities/albuquerque_new_mexico.html

fredpnm Loc: Corrales, NM

Flying Three wrote:

https://nationaleclipse.com/cities/albuquerque_new_mexico.html

Excellent information site!! Thanks for sharing.

worldcycle Loc: Stateline, Nevada

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region knowledge is limited, so I am looking for suggestions for a viewing location with an interesting foreground.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Clear Skies.

I live at Lake Tahoe and the path sort of follows I-80 for quite a while. Plenty of wide open spaces in Nevada off of the interstate to find your own space and lots of mountains for foreground. Took the photo of the total last time it came around in Idaho. Used the solar film 4x4" ($10 on Amazon) stretched over the lens and held on by a rubber band and lens hood for the shot.

Mann Creek Reservoir, Weiser, Idaho 08-21-17

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region knowledge is limited, so I am looking for suggestions for a viewing location with an interesting foreground.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Clear Skies.

Here in Dallas we should get 80-85 percent eclipse and then April of 2024 the full total one.
I am going to get the filter sheeting mentioned here in the threads and cover my lens.
Looking forward to your posts of your visit.
Bruce.

Mojaveflyer Loc: Denver, CO

Here's a map created by NASA of the eclipse in October and the total eclipse in April next year. You can zoom in on the map to look for locations...https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/eclipse_map_5400.png

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

riderxlx wrote:

Here in Dallas we should get 80-85 percent eclipse and then April of 2024 the full total one.
I am going to get the filter sheeting mentioned here in the threads and cover my lens.
Looking forward to your posts of your visit.
Bruce.

That sheeting is not easily installed, can come loose, and can have wrinkles. Go to http://www.thousandoaksoptical.com/index.html and get a screw-on filter to match your lens.

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

That sheeting is not easily installed, can come loose, and can have wrinkles. Go to http://www.thousandoaksoptical.com/index.html and get a screw-on filter to match your lens.

Thank you for the link and information, this looks very good.
Bruce.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region knowledge is limited, so I am looking for suggestions for a viewing location with an interesting foreground.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Clear Skies.

At 10.35 AM, the sun will be somewhere around 40 degrees above the horizon in the southeastern sky. Not sure exactly what you want to do with a foreground, but maybe you are looking for a fairly clear spot in the valley with Sandia Peak near the sun's location. Or a spot on top where you could see and follow the shadow.

Personally, I find that following people following the sun is more interesting than following the sun itself...

Hip Coyote

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

I will be in Albuquerque for the tail end of the Balloon Festival and, more importantly, the October Annular Eclipse. My region knowledge is limited, so I am looking for suggestions for a viewing location with an interesting foreground.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Clear Skies.

Look no further than photopills...a great app and web site