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Antonio Turok’s 1991 solar eclipse photo captures the haunting beauty of totality

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Nov 10, 2025
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On July 11th, 1991, photographer Antonio Turok photographed the solar eclipse in Chiapas, Mexico. It shows the moment of totality (when the Moon completely blocks the Sun). We see the blackened solar disc, the sun’s corona around it, and startled birds flying around.

When I first saw this photo, I thought it was a charcoal drawing. The haunting atmospher…

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