Solar Eclipse Totality Sunset Color Palette

Solar Eclipse Totality Sunset (from data) Inspired by the 2024 Solar Eclipse which I had the fortune of a lifetime to witness, I wanted to share the feeling of awe that came over me when I saw the shade that the sky turned once the moon occluded the daytime sun. The horizon was a 360 degree sunset except it was still located overhead so the hues were bright daylight yellow, while the color directly overhead transitions to dusk. To ensure accuracy, I took a wide slice of this image of the event from horizon on up (https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8LakeDarkness-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=89&ssl=1). Then I split it into 5 equal sized regions and color averaged each region to get the hex values.

Colors in Palette