Eclipse


Eclipse over the Temple of Poseidon

Credit & Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos & Anthony Ayiomamitis (perseus.gr; TWAN, twanight.org)

Here are some of my favorite photos from last week’s solar eclipse: the above image was featured on APOD, the rest come from Spaceweather’s Solar Eclipse Gallery.

Annular Solar Eclipse, January 15, 2010

Credit: Albert Kong, Lijiang, China

I love the framing of the next shot:

Partial Solar Eclipse, January 15, 2010

Credit: Mahdi Zamani, Kouhe-Sorkh (Red Mountain), Shiraz, Iran

24 percent of January Solar eclipse and seagulls over the north of Shiraz city. You can see the sunspot 1040 in top of the eclipsed disc. Sunspot 1040 is a member of new Solar Cycle 24.

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