(14 Oct 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah – 14 October 2023
1. Ring of fire eclipse
HEADLINE: “Ring of fire” eclipse stretches over Americas
ANNOTATION: Unlike a total solar eclipse, the moon doesn’t completely cover the sun leaving a bright, blazing border.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Caroline McGuire and Kirby James, Toronto residents: ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 1++
(Kirby James) “The cheer went up soon as it was full annular and you could hear the whole rim erupt in cheers. It was amazing.” (Caroline McGuire) “The entire Bryce Canyon. Yeah, it was. It was. Epic, epic thing to see.”
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirby James, Toronto resident: ++COMPLETELY OVERLAID BY SHOTS 4-5++
“Nothing that you can read can prepare you for how it feels. Right? It’s just that moment when especially when the Ring of Fire came on, you realized that you were having a lifetime experience.”
4. Close of the eclipse
5. Animated STILL of the eclipse
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Eugene, Oregon – 14 October 2023
6. Children with eclipse glasses on
ANNOTATION: In Oregon, clouds almost hid the celestial event from attendees in Eugene.
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim and Karan Philipsen, Albany Oregon residents:
“We got to see the ring of fire because the clouds broke just at the right time to let us see it at its fullest point. And it was beautiful.”
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Philipsen, Albany Oregon residents ++COMPLETELY COVERED BY SHOT 9++
“It would have been fun to be able to watch the progression of the sun being covered by the moon, but seeing it at the right time was better.”
9. Cell image of eclipse
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San Antonio, Texas – 14 October 2023
10. People looking up
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Townes, Oklahoma resident: ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 12++
“Right before the event, the skies opened up. It was clear, and it was one of the most beautiful and greatest things that I’ve probably ever seen in my lifetime. And I can’t wait for the next year.”
12. Animated STILL of eclipse
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Mexico City, Mexico – 14 October 2023
13. People on grass
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Raul Gonzalez, eclipse observer:
“It gave me goosebumps seeing the look on people’s faces when they take a filter turn to look at the sun. Wow, that’s amazing to be able to share it with so many people. After being locked up for so long with the pandemic and to experience an event like this, it’s great.”
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La Tatacoa, Colombia – 14 October 2023
15. People near telescopes and flag
16. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Daniela Ruiz, astronomy enthusiast:
“”It was a dream, a dream in my life, and I fulfilled it. It was something I had been waiting for for years.”
17. Ring of fire eclipse
ANNOTATION: It will be 2039 before another ring of fire is visible in the U.S., and Alaska will be the only state in its direct path.
STORYLINE:
First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.
It was a spectacular show for millions of people across the Americas as the moon moved into place and the ring formed.
Unlike a total solar eclipse, the moon doesn’t completely cover the sun during a ring of fire eclipse. When the moon lines up between Earth and the sun, it leaves a bright, blazing border.
Viewing all depends on clear skies — part of the U.S. path could see clouds. NASA and other groups livestreamed it.
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