Photo Gallery:
Annular Solar Eclipse (May 20, 2012)Annular Solar Eclipse (May 20, 2012)
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PhotographerRobert W. AmslerLocationWest of Tadukah, TexasDateMay 20, 2012EquipmentSony a580 DLSR with 70mm-200mm f/2.8 telephoto.DescriptionThis is a screencap from a 1080i HD video clip. Sun and moon approaching the horizon after full annularity. Tadukah was the furtherest southeast perfect annularity path. Anticipated best opp at sunset and it did not disappoint. |
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PhotographerThomas NelsonLocationIsland Lake, MNDateMay 20th, 8:00 PM CDTEquipmentTelevue 85 refractor with 0.8x Televue field flattener on Orion ALT-AZ mount, unguided, using Canon EOS 50D, ISO 200, 1/30 second.DescriptionPartial solar eclipse in Minnesota with the Sun in high clouds, showing the Moon encroach on a sunspot group with another sunspot group above. |
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PhotographerBashar MarkabawiLocationPapago Park Phoenix, AZDate5/20/2012 at 19:20EquipmentCanon 5d MarkII with telephoto lens 75-300 mm F4-5.6, no filter. Autofocus.DescriptionAnnular eclipse with landscape. |
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PhotographerBashar MarkabawiLocationPapago Park Phoenix, AZDate5/20/2012EquipmentWilliam Optics triplet with white light filter. Camera Canon 5dMarkII, exposure 1/125 sec. Mount Pentax 3N.DescriptionSolar eclipse with two sun sopts and part of tree in view. |
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PhotographerMuzhou luLocationVLA, NMDate5/20/2012EquipmentNikon D100 AF VR-Nikkor set to 400mm zoomDescriptionView of the setting annular eclipse from the Very Large Array in New Mexico, with Williams College Eclipse Expedition led by Professor Jay M. Pasachoff. |
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PhotographerMuzhou LuLocationVLA, NMDate05/20/2012EquipmentNikon D200 Reflex-Nikkor 1:8 f=500mmDescriptionThe Sun was hidden behind a thick band of cloud most of the time between C2 and C3, but Ben Seiler '13 of Williams College was able to capture some good images of the annulus. The images were quickly put together in a montage by Muzhou Lu '13. Special thanks to Professor Jay M. Pasachoff for leading a class of eight students to observe this special event. The other students are Shubhanga Pandey, Allen Davis, Ben Oliva, Markus Gonzales, Eric Edelman, and Ryan Barley. |
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PhotographerMuzhou LuLocationVLA, NMDate05/20/2012EquipmentiPhone and Nikon D100 with 400mm zoom lensDescriptionA montage of the annulus and a stereographic view of the Williams College Eclipse Expedition at the Very Large Array in New Mexico |
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PhotographerMuzhou LuLocationVLA, NMDate05/20/2012EquipmentNikon D90 Reflex-Nikkor 1:8 f=500mmDescriptionAnother eclipse montage from the Williams College Eclipse Expedition led by Professor Jay M. Pasachoff at the Very Large Array radio telescope. Individual images were taken by Ryan Barley and edited by Muzhou Lu. Cloud blocked our view of a clear annulus. Nonetheless, a few of us got lucky! |
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PhotographerAlson WongLocationMonument Valley, AZDateMay 20, 2012EquipmentNikon D70 with zoom lens at 82 mm.Description2012 Annular Eclipse and the Three Sisters |
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PhotographerY. KOSEKILocationArakawa, Tokyo, JAPANDate21 May, 2012 7:34amEquipmentCANON EOS-5D III + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM 105mm. Av:5.6 1/6400sec ISO250. with trimming only.DescriptionThrough the cloud, the annular solar eclipse was taken like a Hubble image. |
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