Total Solar Eclipse: 2008 August 1 |
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Images
All images were taken with a Borg 101ED, 0.85x reducer/field-flattener and Canon 40D DSLR. The automatic camera control system is described here. Note the use of the water-filled counterweight on the Vixen Super-Polaris equatorial mount. It is available at a very modest cost from Safield. Report The site was semi-desert, dry and open, at a moderate-altitude with a backdrop of snow-covered mountains - a superb location! The mountains were responsible for somewhat more cloud than Jay Andersen had predicted: with just a minute or two until 2nd contact the Sun was obscured. Luckily the cloud cleared just in time and didn't return until some time after 3rd contact. No shadow bands were observed either prior to or just after totality. Thermochrons Nick Quinn & Linda Croft |
![]() Baily's Beads at 2nd Contact |
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![]() Chromosphere at 2nd Contact |
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![]() Chromosphere and Inner Corona |
![]() Earthshine |
![]() Mid-eclipse 1/60th Second |
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![]() Mid-eclipse 1/15th Second |
![]() Mid-eclipse 4 Seconds |
![]() Diamond Ring at 3rd Contact |
Copyright Nick Quinn, 2008