March 29th Eclipse, Orbital Imagery |
March 29th Eclipse, Orbital Imagery |
Mar 29 2006, 02:03 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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Mar 29 2006, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
-------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Mar 29 2006, 06:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
I got some lousy pictures with my camera and a pair of observation glasses (talk about amateur astronomy )
I'll try to post them later today, we got about 92% coverage in Crete. |
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Mar 29 2006, 07:04 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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Mar 29 2006, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Envisat sees the eclipse's shadow over Africa
An unsual view of the eclipse from space as Envisat's MERIS captures the totality path slicing through northwestern Nigeria on 29 March 2006. Full story: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMKZO59CLE_index_0.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Mar 29 2006, 10:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
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Mar 30 2006, 12:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
This is from my workplace parking (60% occultation):
(still frame from VHSC videocam... poor quality, no additional optics) -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Apr 4 2006, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Spaceweather.com has a big collection of total solar eclipse images here:
http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_29mar06.htm -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Apr 4 2006, 05:09 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 166 |
Here are few eclipse shots of mine, taken in Side, Turkey:
Diamond ring before the second contact: http://voyager.lupomesky.cz/fotky/eclipse2006-1.jpg Corona shot: http://voyager.lupomesky.cz/fotky/eclipse2006-2.jpg I tried prominences (there's only one at 12 o'clock): http://voyager.lupomesky.cz/fotky/eclipse2006-3.jpg Third contact: http://voyager.lupomesky.cz/fotky/eclipse2006-4.jpg Everything taken with Canon EOS 20D and 200 mm lens. Borek |
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Apr 4 2006, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
Borek:
Nice images - I was struck on the day by how few (zero!) sunspots there were, leading to few prominences. Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Apr 4 2006, 11:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Here are few eclipse shots of mine, taken in Side, Turkey: Very good. I am impressed. What EDIT: Oops I see the EOS 20D is digital, so no film. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Apr 4 2006, 11:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Does anyone have the image of the total solar eclipse of March 7, 1970 as
shown from space in the August, 1970 issue of National Geographic Magazine? Were they the first ones of their kind? Some more eclipse images from space: From the ISS - Total Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2006 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/...p3?img_id=17230 Total Solar Eclipses of 1991 and 1999: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/...p3?img_id=17228 -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Apr 5 2006, 07:59 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 166 |
Very good. I am impressed. What EDIT: Oops I see the EOS 20D is digital, so no film. All shots are unfiltered; pic 2 (large corona shot) is ISO 400, f/4.5, 1/60. Can't recall other shots and I'm at work now, so I can't see EXIF. I am quite happy with the pictures considering I wanted to see eclipse with my own eyes in the first place, and only then, if conditions allow, snap some pics. Also 200 mm lens is hardly sufficient. On 1999 eclipse I made an eclipse movie instead of still photography. Borek |
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Apr 8 2006, 02:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060407.html
The Crown of the Sun Credit & Copyright: Koen van Gorp Explanation: During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's extensive outer atmosphere or corona is an awesome and inspirational sight. The subtle shades and shimmering features of the corona that engage the eye span a brightness range of over 10,000 to 1, making them notoriously difficult to capture in a single picture. But this composite of 33 digital images ranging in exposure time from 1/8000 to 1/5 second comes very close to revealing the crown of the Sun in all its glory. The telescopic views were recorded from Side, Turkey during the March 29 solar eclipse, a geocentric celestial event that was widely seen under nearly ideal conditions. The composite also captures a pinkish prominence extending just beyond the upper edge of the eclipsed sun. -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Apr 18 2006, 06:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 877 Joined: 7-March 05 From: Switzerland Member No.: 186 |
There's a video of the eclipse on the web that shows the complete time span of the total phase:
http://www.spider50.de/ (the links top left) Sven Henning recorded it on a hill (Arap Dagi, 183m) close to Antalya (Turkey). If your connection speed allows it remotely, the 50MB mpeg video is really amazing and much better than the small versions! Especially on the hill they "could watch" the coming and going of the deepest shadow. -------------------- |
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