Total Solar Eclipse, 2024

I decided to drive down to Plano, Texas to spend time with my college friend, Venkat and photograph the eclipse. Right after I drove into Dallas, we figured out that I had brought the weather from Seattle with me and it will be cloudy on the day of eclipse. Venkat and I were searching and refreshing the browser every hour hoping for a better weather, but no luck. Later in the evening of 7th, we find that Hot Springs National Park will be the least cloud cover all along the path of eclipse. I leave at 9:00PM and got to Hot Springs at 2:30AM. I was the first one on the bus and got my camera set up. Venkat happily leaves at 5:00AM and joins me at 11:00 with his family. I think these pictures are worth the trip.