Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic ‘ring of fire’ over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible in Asia early Monday. It then moved across the Pacific – and the international dateline – and was seen in parts of the western United States Sunday afternoon. In Japan, ‘eclipse tours’ were arranged at schools and parks, on pleasure boats and even private airplanes. Similar events were held in China and Taiwan as well, with skywatchers warned to protect their eyes. In the U.S., viewing parties were held at observatories in Reno, Nevada, and Oakland, California, and elsewhere. In some areas, special camera filters for taking photographs have been sold out for weeks in anticipation of the big event.
May 22, 2012 @ 12:23:04
brings back some very good memories. i was in the UK when the last full eclipse occurred and got my astronomical telescope set up with a cardboard box fitted to the eyepiece. It had a screen made of tracing paper at the focal point and the view was great (350mm in diameter). This caused quite a sturr after the kids next door saw what was happening, I had most of the street in my back garden watching. We had an old BC band radio on at the time and during the complete eclipse it went very quiet, and at one time the program could not be heard.
May 22, 2012 @ 15:33:16
Those were the days
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Thanks for popping by!
May 22, 2012 @ 13:21:38
Wow! Stunning photos!
May 22, 2012 @ 15:31:17
Wonderful sight indeed
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May 22, 2012 @ 14:27:46
Awesome pics!
May 22, 2012 @ 15:30:44
They are, wish I could have seeen it
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May 23, 2012 @ 06:18:10
we had a complete solar eclipse 10 years ago, the most spectacular thing
May 23, 2012 @ 06:54:06
I remember and I looked through a foil teabag
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May 23, 2012 @ 19:01:04
me too, it really works well
May 23, 2012 @ 06:47:59
Nicely projected !
May 23, 2012 @ 06:53:14
These photos were in an English newspaper, we of course could not see anything here in the Southern Hemisphere
Thanks for stopping by much appreciated!
May 23, 2012 @ 07:00:37
Ya .. i mean to say, thanks for sharing with us !!
May 24, 2012 @ 03:47:18
Happend on your blog by accident- love the potos and your comments
May 24, 2012 @ 06:11:33
thank you most kind of you
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