Total Solar Eclipse 2026: Baily’s Beads

by David Cruz

Equipment: Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM, Canon EOS RP

Totality, before and after. These are the famous Baily’s Beads, the last breath of sunlight through the lunar mountains just before and after totality, and to be honest, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. One of the nicest details in these eclipse images is the warm yellow color. With the Sun very low in the sky, the atmosphere naturally shifted its light toward yellow,…