The eclipse was absolutely stunning! Especially the "double sunrise" effect at the beginning was fabulous, I was able to follow almost the entire eclipse. First, it was very uncertain wether I could see the eclipse due to major cloud fronts, but I was very pleased to meet the two peaks of the Sun rising above the cloudhorizon at around the clock of 9! The peaks of the Sun reminded me of a crescent Venus in some way. I took the pictures using a Canon EOS 350D with 200mm lens and a filter with AstroSolar.

Canon analog EOS RebelG Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM The Sun is in the Maylar Filter

This morning, with my husband, in freezing landscape I saw a dramatic show above the horizon.

This eclipse caught me completely off-guard. It's also one of the first sun shines in Moscow in a couple weeks! I took these pictures near St. Basil's Cathedral (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral) in the Red Square, Moscow. Nikon D300s / 18-200 mm lens

Having the sun rising when it is already crescent is the best you can get from a partial solar eclipse. We were lucky as the clouds were just opened for an 1 hour after sunrise. The spot at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory of the University of Cambridge worked out too as a good foreground. It was a really good start of the day.

Canon D50, ISO 100, tv: 1/640, av: 10, lens: 200mm

This widefield picture of the eclipse of the sun of this morning was taken at 8h41 UT at the maximum of 85%. I then composited 6 other pictures representing a total of 45 minutes. Before and after this central period, the sun was hidden behind clouds. Taken with a Canon Eos 5DMkII and a 16-35/2,8 zoom. I have worked with several different exposures to restitute the ambiance of the subdued light during the eclipse. /*Peter Rosén