Solar Eclipses

Monitor adjusted correctly? Grey scale

Tally of Eclipses Observed

Total: 16 (2 clouded out)

Annular: 5 (2 clouded out) 

Next Eclipse

2026 August 12 (Total)

Spain


Eclipse Map

From Eclipse Chaser Log


Last Eclipse

2024 April 9 (Total)

Mexico

Photographs: Canon 70D, Tamron 500mm f/8 catadioptric, AstroTrac

2nd Contact Mid-eclipse
Mid-eclipse 3rd Contact

2019 July 2 (Total)

Observed from the air on E-Flight 2019 MAX flown out of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).


Previous Eclipses

2017 August 21 (Total)

Wyoming, USA

Brief report here


2015 March 20 (Total)

Clouded out on the Faroe Islands at 62°17'16" N 6°57'58" W

Timelapse from 09:35:43 - 09:47:01


2012 November 13 (Total)

Clear skies inland from Cairns, Australia


2010 July 11 (Total)

Successfully observed from Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia.

Automated photography using a Canon 40D DSLR controlled via USB from a Perl script and gPhoto2, executed on an Asus Eee 1001 PC with Ubuntu Linux OS. For further details on this system see this page.

Eclipse report and pictures here.

Details of my 'computer-controlled' camera system.


2010 January 15 (Annular)

Lake Victoria, Uganda.


2009 July 22 (Total)

Pacific Ocean with Mayhugh Travel Inc.


2008 August 1 (Total)

Successfully observed from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

Automated photography using a Canon 40D DSLR controlled via USB from a Perl script and gPhoto2, executed on an Asus Eee PC with Xandros Linux OS. For further details on this system see this page.

Eclipse report and pictures here.


2006 March 29 (Total)

Successful observation from the Sahara Desert in Libya under perfect skies. Report is here.

Composite image of 2006 March 29 eclipse - Kodachrome 64


2005 October 3 (Annular)

Successfully observed from central Spain under beautifully clear skies. Report and images are here.


2005 April 8 (Hybrid/Annular)

Successful observation in Panama with TravelQuest. Report and images are here.


2003 May 31 (Annular)

Clouded out at Duncansby Head, Scotland


2001 June 21 (Total)

Zambia


1999 August 11 (Total)

Northern France


1998 February 26 (Total)

Peninsula de Paraguana, Venezuela

2nd contact

Mid-eclipse

Sun, Venus and Jupiter

Click for larger image


1995 October 24 (Total)

Fatehpur Sikri, India


1994 November 3 (Total)

The altiplano in the Andes, Chile


1994 May 10 (Annular)

Morocco


1991 July 11 (Total)

Baja California


1990 July 22 (Total)

Clouded out in Finland


1983 June 11 (Total)

Java, Indonesia


1905 August 30

Not observed by me but see link to drawing and notes.


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