Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009: a sneak preview
Desperately seeking a break in the clouds
Below are some more pictures.
Partial phase before totality:
Partial phase before totality:
Diamond ring just before second contact:
Eclipse during totality (1/125 s exposure):
Digital composite of solar eclipse at totality (from 28 frames with different exposure times; 600-mm refractor). Pictures by Emmanuele Sordini, processing by Lorenzo Comolli:
Diamond ring after third contact. Totality is already over!
Partial phase after third contact:
Observing spot on the foothills NE of Chongqing, China:
Eclipse during totality (1/125 s exposure):
Digital composite of solar eclipse at totality (from 28 frames with different exposure times; 600-mm refractor). Pictures by Emmanuele Sordini, processing by Lorenzo Comolli:
Diamond ring after third contact. Totality is already over!
Partial phase after third contact:
Observing spot on the foothills NE of Chongqing, China:
Close-up of my setup:
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