Annular Solar Eclipse - October 14, 2023

Contact Events

This image shows the contact events for this eclipse. The event timings were:

First Contact - 9:10 AM (upper left)

Second Contact - 10:30 AM (upper right)

Maximum Eclipse - 10:31 AM (middle)

Third Contact - 10:32 AM (lower left)

Fourth Contact - 12:01 PM (lower right)

All times MDT.

Annularity lasted for 2 minutes 14 seconds.

First Contact - The moment the Moon makes contact with the sun; the beginning of the eclipse.

Second Contact - The start of annularity.

Maximum Eclipse - The mid point of the eclipse between second and third contacts.

Third Contact - The end of annularity.

Fourth Contact - The moment that the disk of the Moon breaks contact with the sun; the end of the eclipse.

Baily’s Beads

This image shows an example of Baily’s Beads. Baily’s Beads are often seen just before and just after Second and Third Contact when only a few points of sunlight are visible at the edge of the Moon, caused by the irregularity of the lunar surface. They are named after English astronomer Francis Baily, who first explained it in 1836.

Image Details

9:10 AM MDT,
9:40 AM MDT,
10:00 AM MDT,
10:20 AM MDT,
10:31 AM MDT,
10:42 AM MDT,
11:02 AM MDT,
10/14/2023
Bridger Jack Mesa Wilderness (BLM), Utah

This image shows various stages of the eclipse.

Image Details

10:31 AM MDT, 10/14/2023
Bridger Jack Mesa Wilderness (BLM), Utah

This image was taken at maximum eclipse.