Just arrived to Kuala Lumpur, after a really awesome trip to Newman, for the Annular Solar Eclipse.
We watched at the top of Radio Hill, Newman, along with another big group from Japan. Due to lack of mobile roaming and internet (which drove me crazy!) , I couldn't get in touch with Xavier (Solar Maestro) which from my understanding was also watching from Newman, I think..
Anyway, here the photo during Annularity, a few seconds before 3rd contact. Missed the rising sun, due to low clouds!
Here is the Youtube LINK to my video taken during the eclipse
Through a bit of luck and judicious planning I was on a bush work trip via Tennant Creek on Friday morning, so I took some odds and ends with me. My attempts at capturing the old Battery Hill headframe with the eclipse in the background were not successful, as I had not researched the technique in advance, however the effect (and the whole experience) was quite atmospheric so I have included one here for good measure. We even heard the bush birds begin to sing their end of day calls as the twilight descended. Then reverted to plan B with solar film over spotting scope at 20X in time to get the maximum. Tennant was just inside the path, so we picked up the full annulus with a little offset.
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.
Cheers -
Hmmm .. .I just presumed it was Susans's photo!! What the!
Did you post to APOD Susan?
I also checked.. it appears we have the one and the same image, the one credited to Phillip is of the scale almost exactly 2x larger (or the other one is resampled as 50%).
Or, they both took the images from almost the same position, with the cameras of same resolution, with timing within couple of miliseconds.. not likely.
Most likely, somebody at APOD mixed up images and authors...
Most likely, somebody at APOD mixed up images and authors...
I agree Bojan, it's probably a mix-up, or a case of nom de plumes.
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Or, they both took the images from almost the same position, with the cameras of same resolution, with timing within couple of miliseconds.. not likely.
Even more unlikely (nigh on impossible) that they had exactly the same orientation as well.
Well, I eventually made it up to the centreline as planned and positioned myself just off Stuart Hwy near the repeater tower, about 4km up the road from Attack Creek, Northern Territory.
Coincidently I ended up parking next to Will (Willoughby) from Darwin. It was great to meet you Will and share stories of your Eclipse and Storm chasing escapades. Ben and I look forward to catching with you again some other time! Great Flickr site too mate!
Thank heavens the clouds burned off enough to allow a clean eclipse for 90% of its duration. Well worth the trip up from Sydney. First Eclipse and now hooked!
I flew down (under) from Minnesota, USA, starting early Tuesday morning, Australia time. Actually made all flight connections and ended up 1.5 km north of the centerline (highest spot I could find next to the Great Northern Highway) just before eclipsed sunrise.
And yes, the long trip is always worth the effort to see annularity at sunrise!
Just found a little time to do some rough editing of the eclipse timelapse. Also put together a sort of montage. Captured with the 110mm WO, Canon 450D, coloured in PS CS5.
Just found a little time to do some rough editing of the eclipse timelapse. Also put together a sort of montage. Captured with the 110mm WO, Canon 450D, coloured in PS CS5.
I should have been working on my article for the BAS Observer, but I found that I had a bit to do to get this up to speed. I guess that we are all are moving on from the eclipse (all except me I guess ).
I have just finished putting together the video of our expedition to the Northern Territory for the annular eclipse last month.
We put a fair bit of work in the capture and for the most part we succeeded in executing the plan. I hope you like it. http://youtu.be/Wm3CbksdT44
What goes on?
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