I worked hard for at least a month and bought the equipment I needed. Traveled from Minnesota to Mesquite Texas where I watched the eclipse in the backyard with my son daughter-in-law and grandson and partner. I gave up about a million times and then kept going. Once I found the sun it was pretty much smooth sailing after that. I'm so proud.

Nikon Z8, Nikor 180 to 600 mm zoom lens, tripod, and gimbal

Slight correction in Google photos