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Summary:
The Year of the Ox began with a solar eclipse. On Monday, Jan.
26th, the same new Moon that marked the Chinese Lunar New Year
passed in front of the Sun--dead center--covering 93% of the solar
disk. The annular eclipse was visible from a narrow path spanning
the Indian Ocean; the sunset end of the path fell across Borneo,
Sumatra and Java, where observers saw a fantastic "ring of
fire" sink into the sea at the end of the day. [details]
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Dhani Herdiwijaya,
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Jan. 26, 2009 |
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It was really
a beautiful moment to catch the "ring of god" among the
capricious clouds.
Photo
details: Canon
EOS 400D, ISO 100, 1/4000s, filter, William Optics Refractor
66 mm/f5.9 |
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Jia Hao,
Carita, Banten, Indonesia
Jan. 26, 2009 |
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We observed
the eclipse in Carita, Indonesia. The length of annular
phase was only 2 minutes 36 seconds. However, we got a partly
cloudy sky, and the thickness of clouds at annular phase
was just right to make the ring a naked eye view. We literally
saw a golden ring hanging there without any filter. At the
same time the surroundings were getting really dark and
hundreds of swallows were flying panicly above us. The view
was just as amazing as a total solar eclipse! The photo
was taken using a Nikon
D50 at 24mm focal length. The series is not complete
due to cloudiness. |
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Wang Jinglei,
Carita, Banten, Indonesia
Jan. 26, 2009 |
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There are three
of us observing the eclipse at Carita, Indonesia. Sky was
mostly cloudy during the eclipse, but at the annular phase
the cloud was not so thick, thus making proper visual and
photographic observation possible.
Photo
details: Fujifilm
FinePix S6500fd, 300mm focal length. Processed in Photoshop
CS2. |
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TV Smith,
Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Jan. 26, 2009 |
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Kuala Lumpur,
26th January 2009: The sun turns into a crescent as the
moon partially eclipsed it at 5:46 pm Malaysian time. I
photographed this awesome and rare sight from the Titiwangsa
Lake Gardens. The solar eclipse took place from around 4:30
pm and ended at about 6:55 pm.
Photo
details: Olympus
E-3, ISO 100, f22, 1/8000 sec, 400mm Zuiko lens, handheld
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images: from
Chia Peng Han of Macpherson, Singapore;
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