Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21

Θέμα: Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 21.05.12 20:33

So many people posted wonderful images of the May 20-21, 2012 partial and annular (ring) eclipse of May 20-21 on the EarthSky Facebook page. We are in awe of your talent and wish we could post them all.

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Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipseokinawajapanbeve

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipseokinawajapanbeve

From Okinawa, Japan by Beverly Fish. The eclipse began in Asia, where it was early morning, and calendars read May 21.

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Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsetaipeicitytaiwan

From Taipei City, Taiwan by Liao Wei San, who said: I used both graduated ND filter as well as solar viewing film to partially expose the upper part of the picture, so I can obtain good exposure both for the sun and for foreground, resulting in this somewhat surreal image.

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsemay2012danielsim

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsemay2012danielsim

The path of the eclipse then crossed the Pacific Ocean to the continental United States. Along a narrow track across the continental U.S., some saw the complete annular or ring eclipse. This image is from Daniel Sims in Cedar City, Utah.

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsecompositesycamor

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsecompositesycamor

Composite eclipse image from Cattleya Flores Viray at Sycamore Canyon County Park in Poway, California

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Θέμα: Απ: Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 21.05.12 20:39

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipselizgoldchimayonm

From Liz Gold in Chimayo, New Mexico.

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From Kathleen Kendall Tourigny in Cameron Park, California. She used her binoculars to project the eclipsed sun's image on a wall, then took of picture of her own shadow using her iPhone.

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsecolinchatfieldma

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsecolinchatfieldma

From Colin Chatfield

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsecompositekevinsa

From Kevin Sanders in Utah.

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Many saw dancing illuminated crescents like these, created when the leaves of trees and bushes acted as pinhole cameras and projected the eclipsed sun's image onto cars and buildings. This photo from Chris Walker in Dayton, Nevada.

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Θέμα: Απ: Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 21.05.12 20:53

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsesouthernnmdangau

From Dan Gauss in southern New Mexico

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From Chad Fink in Wichita, Kansas

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsenewmexicomedendo

Credit: Charles MedendorpSkywatcher Charles Medendorp took this photo of the annular eclipse at the Very Large Array outside Socorro, New Mexico, on May 20, 2012.

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Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 0cfb2ad2b9074c6145b0d21

Θέμα: Απ: Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 22.05.12 11:10

Partial and ring eclipse of May 20-21 Eclipsemillwestlake960

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