thanks for the comments about my photo! But there's plenty of other great ones by other people too! I was just super-lucky to get that photo. I managed to get to somewhere with a clear view of the horizon about 2 minutes before sunrise and hadn't time to set up my proper telescope mount, so just I was using a 400 mm f5.6 lens with 2x teleconverter on a camera tripod with the camera on self-timer to try and minimise the wobbling when I pressed the button. It was just by chance I was in the right spot and the camera went off in the 1/4 or so second that the plane crossed the eclipse, although I did see it coming about 1/2 a second before through the viewfinder.
The photo was taken at 07:05, which means the sun was 1.4 degrees above the horizon - probably about 1 degree actually due to the Darling Scarp elevating the horizon.
As a result, the photo is a bit blurry through all that haze, cloud and atmosphere. I also just did a very quick conversion from RAW to JPG without doing much else to it. It might be a bit better after some adjustment.
Here are the rest of mine from right on the centreline next to the repeater tower, about 4km up the road from Attack Creek, Northern Territory. http://www.flickr.com/photos/unripegreenbanana/
Watched it from home this morning, the cloud clearing just in time. A much better view than last November's eclipse.
Face-palm moment tonight - visiting a Facebook page for storm chasing and one of the members reckoned what he saw was "weird" and hinted that he thought the photos appearing in the media today were made up because they all looked different. Riiiight... I should hope so!
Nice shots everyone.
Well, after a late departure from Darwin, got into Renner Springs midnight Thurs, then back north to 18-06.964/ 133-43.427 by 6a just in time to watch a beautiful pre-dawn and a 1min 5 sec annularity, then off to Mt Isa.
Intermittent cloud, but mostly that added to the experience - got some OK (and some disasterous) pics and will post some when (a) i get home and (b) i learn how to do it.
How lucky we we here in Cairns, 2 great eclipses in 6 months
I had to race into town from the south side of cairns driving through the pouring rain, after the tip off from a mate that it was clear in town.
While some folks watched this great event from atop soaring mountains, in painted deserts and from coral fringed beaches.
I saw my best view from the Macca's car park in suburban Cairns where I met my mate for a Coffee, armed with some eclipse glasses.
The views were between and through the clouds for the maximum, with the clouds clearing for the latter parts of the event.
The only photo I got was on the iPhone through eclipse glasses, but being there was the main thing and sharing it with a good mate was all the better
Haven't had much Internet or contact on our travels but we have a few moments at Barkleys Homestead. This is a shot from Anne-Louise's rig. It will be a while until I am able to have a real look at what I managed to grab.
We are still a few days from Brisbane but we have one interesting ride.
Haven't had much Internet or contact on our travels but we have a few moments at Barkleys Homestead. This is a shot from Anne-Louise's rig. It will be a while until I am able to have a real look at what I managed to grab.
We are still a few days from Brisbane but we have one interesting ride.
Cheers
Tony
be great to catch up with you guys at Astrofest to hear the whole story Nice O
My annular eclipse report & photo's and video processed so far are now on my web site.
One teaser attached. That's chromosphere you can see joining the cusps.
My annular eclipse report & photo's and video processed so far are now on my web site.
One teaser attached. That's chromosphere you can see joining the cusps.
While some folks watched this great event from atop soaring mountains, in painted deserts and from coral fringed beaches.
I saw my best view from the Macca's car park in suburban Cairns where I met my mate for a Coffee, armed with some eclipse glasses.
Ian, that is soooo funny!!! So beautifully and eloquently described re other folks watching it, then you saw it beautifully from the Macca's carpark! ROFL as we speak..
...still laughing..
Amanda.
p.s - what a great website you have, just had a look now, have bookmarked as some really handy info there for little newbie me. Thanks!
It's Susan's photo, better processed, but image credit & copyright is given to a Phillip Calais. I overlaid them in PS and they capture exactly the same scene at exactly the same moment, in exactly the same orientation.
Riiiight... I should hope so!
where I met my mate for a Coffee, armed with some eclipse glasses.
Nice O
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