8 minutes before totality a 22° halo formed around the sun and moon. This is caused by refraction of light by hexagonal ice crystals in the high clouds. Note that the sun was already more than 90% covered by the moon, though you could not tell from this photo as it was taken with a cell phone without filters.
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No photo can provide the same experience as what was perceived a the time by the human brain. This one is not too good a match with what I remember. However it still shows that the horizon is illuminated like a sunset, except it is yellow all around (as there is no sun setting at any point in the horizon).
I had to adjust the color temperature of this photo to approximately match the colors that I remember sensing at the time.
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Baily's beads appearing at third contact (end of totality), at 5 o'clock.
The redish prominence (filament) at 7 o'clock was clearly seen by naked eye during totality as a red dot.
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Several prominences can be seen here. The one at 7 o'clock was very notable and seen as a strong red dot by naked eye.
(cropped, otherwise SOOC)
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The diamond ring at second contact (as totality begins)
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