Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Annular eclipse of the sun

I missed it. Forgotten all about it by having a morning rush to an afternoon meeting. And all I got to do right now is just flipping through some magnificent photos of  'the event' by others. It was awesome and despite admiring it, nothing beat the feeling of not being able to witness it with my own eyes.  :(

I found some of interesting photos of the even and among it is from this site http://www.space.com/15780-photos-annular-solar-eclipse-may20-2012.html  where I've personally admire this particular photograph by Joel Dykstra where he writes: "Here are some eclipse pictures I took from my backyard in Roswell, NM with a Pentax K100 D digital SLR and some older manual telephoto lenses. I did not use any filters or special devices. These were taken between 6:45-7:30 mountain time."



Credit: Joel Dykstra photo of the solar eclipse taken on May 20, 2012

 Also, for the full set of photos, see Jim Bricker's Facebook page.

Credit: Jim Bricker and Simon Taghioff. The ring of fire solar eclipseis seen near McCloud, Calif., May 20, 2012. The western United States watched as the "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. (The Sacramento Bee) #

The first annular eclipse seen in the U.S. since 1994 wanes to a partial eclipse as the sun sets, May 20, 2012 in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. (David McNew/Getty Images) # via http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/05/ring_of_fire_eclipse_2012.html







also from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/05/ring_of_fire_eclipse_2012.html
The annular eclipse seen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 20, 2012. The western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. (Greg Sorber/The Albuquerque Journal) #


The ring of fire solar eclipseis seen near McCloud, Calif., May 20, 2012. The western United States watched as the "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. (The Sacramento Bee) #




As well as from this site  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/a-ring-of-fire-the-2012-annular-eclipse/100301/
The annular solar eclipse over Hong Kong, on May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A partial annular solar eclipse above the titanium dome of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China, on May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A very dramatic images as well . . .
A thundershower rolls through as an annular solar eclipse appears in Gardnerville, Nevada, on May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)




And I never knew solar eclipse could give out an awesome shadow play as shown in these photos! totally awesome!!
Overlapping pinhole projections of the full annular eclipse cover the wall of a house on May 20, 2102. (CC BY SA Will Keightley) via www.theatlantic.com


Credit: David M.Skywatcher David M. captured this view of crescent shadows cast on a robin by the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 from Denver, Colo via http://www.space.com
Credit: Eric Tend Projection image of the annular solar eclipse on California Street was taken by Eric Tend from Dublin, Calif. on May 20, 2012 via http://www.space.com/15780-photos-annular-solar-eclipse-may20-2012.html