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The Annular Solar Eclipse picture was taken May 31, 2003
near Olafsfjordur Iceland. This solar eclipse was interesting
because it occurred around 4am. That night, the sun had gone
down at 11:51pm and rose at 2:37am. There were clouds moving
in, but they were thin enough and had enough breaks so I was
able to get this picture.
This was one of the last pictures I took with my film camera
(Canon Rebel, 300mm zoom lens and a solar filter). When I
saw the difference between my pictures and the digital pictures
a traveling companion had taken, I decided to make the switch.
The picture of the Total Solar Eclipse was taken March 29,
2006 between
Bilma and Dirkou Niger with my Nikon 8800 (10x zoom, no filter).
This was at a much more reasonable hour - 11am. However, that
morning started out foggy which was unexpected considering
I was in the desert! Luckily it had cleared significantly
before the eclipse started. The red dots you see on the edge
are solar prominences.
Eclipses usually happen twice a year, but are scattered around
the world. Unfortunately, there will only be partial eclipses
in 2007, and as my friend says – you can put your thumb
over the sun at home and see a partial eclipse anytime.
The next total eclipse is in August 2008. You will have to
travel to Siberia, Mongolia or China to get a good look at
it. If you want to see one in the US, you will have to wait
until August 21, 2017.
If you want more information about eclipses, check out:
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