I have photographed seven solar eclipses, and it was the internet that changed everything for the last three – and not in a good way!
This is how the Great American Solar Eclipse became the Great American Traffic Jam!
David S Young, a photographer with 47 years of experience photographing solar eclipses, recounts how the internet transformed his experiences during the last three events. In 2017, the "Great American Eclipse" saw thousands of last-minute visitors flocking to various towns, causing significant disruptions and overcrowding. Young arrived in Casper, Wyoming, for the event, only to be detained by border agents and delayed for two hours before being released.
He later set up his equipment in Orin Junction, a small town of 209 people, which unexpectedly became a hub for eclipse enthusiasts. Despite the initial confusion, Young successfully captured the eclipse using a DIY pinhole projection finder, a simple and safe method for observing the solar event.
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