When Destin Sandlin attempted to capture the 2024 solar eclipse on a single piece of vintage slide film, he stumbled upon a high-speed anomaly in his footage that defied easy explanation. By cross-referencing data with astrophysicists and fellow observers, he turned a personal photography challenge into a rigorous investigation of orbital mechanics and parallax. This journey from the path of totality to the darkroom explores the thin line between technical failure and a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.