Total Solar Eclipse Over Desert Rock Formation in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Hyderabad

Total Solar Eclipse Over Desert Rock Formation

by Ariana Callahan

The black disk of the moon completely covers the sun, framing a thin, jagged ring of white solar corona against the deep indigo night. Countless stars pierce the darkness above, their points sharp and unwavering. Below, a wind-sculpted sandstone escarpment rises in silhouette, its rough, eroded edges catching faint starlight. The dry desert floor stretches out in shadow, textured with loose gravel and sparse, dormant scrub. Cold air hangs motionless, making the celestial display appear unusually bright. The contrast between the dark lunar disk and the glowing solar atmosphere creates a stark focal point against the rugged, ancient stone landscape. A faint reflection of the corona glimmers on a smooth patch of sand at the base of the rock face.

0
3 views
solar eclipse totality desert escarpment starlight corona sandstone night sky astronomy
Camera Minolta XG-M*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Minolta XG-M photos, grab one online.
Lens 50mm f/1.8
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.8
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 400
Film Kodak Portra 400 tones
Location beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Hyderabad
Date 1985-05-15
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 17.4731, 78.5061
<a href="https://img.veeter.com/total-solar-eclipse-desert-rock-formation"><img src="https://cdn.veeter.com/img/total-solar-eclipse-desert-rock-formation" alt="Total Solar Eclipse Over Desert Rock Formation in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Hyderabad"></a>

Free to download. CDN hosting requires a link back to this page. Terms

Comments

Similar Images

Solar Eclipse Corona Over Desert Escarpment Night in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Pokhara

Solar Eclipse Corona Over Desert Escarpment Night

Minolta Maxxum 7000 AF · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Pokhara

 Solar Eclipse Totality Over Greek Desert Escarpment in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Greece

Solar Eclipse Totality Over Greek Desert Escarpment

Samsung Galaxy S21+ · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Greece

 Moonlit Desert Escarpment Night Queensland in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Queensland

Moonlit Desert Escarpment Night Queensland

Nikon F4 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Queensland

 Solar Eclipse Corona Over Taichung Mountains in beneath a dark-sky overlook near Taichung

Solar Eclipse Corona Over Taichung Mountains

Huawei P60 Pro · beneath a dark-sky overlook near Taichung

 Total Solar Eclipse Over Tanzanian Mountains in in Tanzania

Total Solar Eclipse Over Tanzanian Mountains

Fujifilm X-T2 · in Tanzania

 Total Solar Eclipse Silhouette Over Vidisha Horizon in beneath a moon-washed horizon near Vidisha

Total Solar Eclipse Silhouette Over Vidisha Horizon

Nikon D800 · beneath a moon-washed horizon near Vidisha

 Lunar Eclipse Over Peruvian Desert Plain in beneath a dark-sky overlook in Peru

Lunar Eclipse Over Peruvian Desert Plain

Leica M11 · beneath a dark-sky overlook in Peru

 Total Solar Eclipse Night Sky Washington Overlook in beneath a dark-sky overlook in Washington

Total Solar Eclipse Night Sky Washington Overlook

iPhone 13 Pro · beneath a dark-sky overlook in Washington

 Total Solar Eclipse Night Prayagraj Horizon in beneath a moon-washed horizon near Prayagraj

Total Solar Eclipse Night Prayagraj Horizon

Nikon Z6III · beneath a moon-washed horizon near Prayagraj

 Milky Way Over Arizona Desert Rock Formation in in Arizona

Milky Way Over Arizona Desert Rock Formation

Nikon Z 8 · in Arizona

 Lunar Eclipse Over Riyadh Desert Plain at Night in from a frost-hushed ridgeline near Riyadh

Lunar Eclipse Over Riyadh Desert Plain at Night

Google Pixel 5 · from a frost-hushed ridgeline near Riyadh

 Total Solar Eclipse Over Yokohama Mountains in from a quiet alpine saddle near Yokohama

Total Solar Eclipse Over Yokohama Mountains

Zorki 5 · from a quiet alpine saddle near Yokohama

 Solar Eclipse Corona Over Iraqi Mountains in from a quiet alpine saddle in Iraq

Solar Eclipse Corona Over Iraqi Mountains

Sony a1 II · from a quiet alpine saddle in Iraq

 Deep Night Coral Reef in Desert Canyon Shadow in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Denpasar

Deep Night Coral Reef in Desert Canyon Shadow

Canon EOS 77D · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Denpasar

 Milky Way Core Over Arizona Desert Canyon Night in from a moonlit breakwater in Arizona

Milky Way Core Over Arizona Desert Canyon Night

Pentax 6x7 · from a moonlit breakwater in Arizona

 Silhouetted Sacred Rock at Sunset Bondi in near Bondi, Sydney

Silhouetted Sacred Rock at Sunset Bondi

Canon EOS 6D · near Bondi, Sydney

 Milky Way Over Egyptian Desert Rock Silhouette in under a band of cold starlight in Egypt

Milky Way Over Egyptian Desert Rock Silhouette

iPhone 13 Pro · under a band of cold starlight in Egypt

 Star Trails Over Lighthouse in Monsoon Desert in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Manipur

Star Trails Over Lighthouse in Monsoon Desert

Olympus OM-1 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Manipur

 Milky Way Core Over Arizona Desert Canyon Midnight in from a quiet alpine saddle in Arizona

Milky Way Core Over Arizona Desert Canyon Midnight

Nikon FM2 · from a quiet alpine saddle in Arizona

 Total Solar Eclipse Over Seoul Mountains at Night in from a frost-hushed ridgeline near Ikseon-dong, Seoul

Total Solar Eclipse Over Seoul Mountains at Night

Sony a7C II · from a frost-hushed ridgeline near Ikseon-dong, Seoul

 Copper Red Lunar Eclipse Over Desert Escarpment in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in China

Copper Red Lunar Eclipse Over Desert Escarpment

Sony a7CR · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in China

 Midnight Wadi Cutting Silvery Sandstone in Mali in across a wide valley floor in Mali

Midnight Wadi Cutting Silvery Sandstone in Mali

Canon EOS 350D · across a wide valley floor in Mali

 Solar Eclipse Totality Over Yogyakarta Night Sky in near Yogyakarta

Solar Eclipse Totality Over Yogyakarta Night Sky

iPhone 7 Plus · near Yogyakarta

 Moonlit Sandstone Wave Texas Dawn in in Texas

Moonlit Sandstone Wave Texas Dawn

Leica M4-2 · in Texas

 Lunar Eclipse Over Cairo Desert Plain at Night in from a quiet alpine saddle near Downtown, Cairo

Lunar Eclipse Over Cairo Desert Plain at Night

iPhone 13 mini · from a quiet alpine saddle near Downtown, Cairo

 Moonlit Sand Dunes Under Starlit Sky in under a band of cold starlight in Western Australia

Moonlit Sand Dunes Under Starlit Sky

Voigtlander Bessa R · under a band of cold starlight in Western Australia

 Amber Sunset Over Aboriginal Sacred Rock Valley in across a wide valley floor near Sydney

Amber Sunset Over Aboriginal Sacred Rock Valley

Nikon D800 · across a wide valley floor near Sydney

 Medieval Stone Bridge at Sunset Fortress in outside a wind-scoured fortress wall near San Diego

Medieval Stone Bridge at Sunset Fortress

Samsung Galaxy S24 · outside a wind-scoured fortress wall near San Diego

 Winter Moon Halo Above Desert Escarpment in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Al Bayda

Winter Moon Halo Above Desert Escarpment

Mamiya RB67 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Al Bayda

 Lunar Eclipse Over Desert Plain Near Majorelle Marrakech in beneath thin cloud gaps and stars near Majorelle, Marrakech

Lunar Eclipse Over Desert Plain Near Majorelle Marrakech

Nikon Z 7 II · beneath thin cloud gaps and stars near Majorelle, Marrakech

 Milky Way Through Stone Arch in Asturian Desert in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Asturias

Milky Way Through Stone Arch in Asturian Desert

Minolta SR-T 101 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Asturias

 Silhouetted Adobe Pueblo Under Cliff at Twilight in in United States

Silhouetted Adobe Pueblo Under Cliff at Twilight

Nikon D780 · in United States

 Sandstone Arch Silhouetted Against Desert Mesa Twilight in near Islamic Cairo, Cairo

Sandstone Arch Silhouetted Against Desert Mesa Twilight

Canon EOS 5D Mark II · near Islamic Cairo, Cairo

 Zodiacal Light Above Desert Escarpment Dawn in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Western Australia

Zodiacal Light Above Desert Escarpment Dawn

Zorki 5 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment in Western Australia

 Moonlit Stone Arch Bridge Over Mountain Stream at Night in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Rustaveli, Tbilisi

Moonlit Stone Arch Bridge Over Mountain Stream at Night

Nikon Z 7 II · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Rustaveli, Tbilisi

 Star Trails Over Stone Circle on Windswept Moor in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Christchurch

Star Trails Over Stone Circle on Windswept Moor

Nikon D80 · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Christchurch

 Moonlit Surf Storm Coast Mist Desert Escarpment in beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Fort, Mumbai

Moonlit Surf Storm Coast Mist Desert Escarpment

Canon EOS 500D · beneath a wind-cut desert escarpment near Fort, Mumbai

 Coral Polyp on Moon Reef at Night in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

Coral Polyp on Moon Reef at Night

Canon AE-1 Program · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

 Silhouetted Yardang Under Midnight Starlight in near Riyadh

Silhouetted Yardang Under Midnight Starlight

Fujifilm X-H2S · near Riyadh
solar eclipse totality desert escarpment starlight corona sandstone night sky astronomy