• File: 21 May 2012 partial solar eclipse in the Philippines

    The image shows the progression of the partial eclipse of the Sun beginning from the maximum eclipse up to the final phase as seen by Philippine observers last May 21, 2012. It was taken using a hand-held Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 digital camera on a Galileoscope with Baader 5.0 ND solar filter.
  • File: Annular Eclipse of May 20, 2012

    by Rod Pommier Location: Redding, CA, USA. Equipment: Celestron Super C8 Plus with Byers fork mount with f/6.3 focal reducer-corrector. Canon 20D DSLR. Thousand Oaks Optical type 2 full aperture glass solar filter. The majority of the annular eclipse as seen from Redding, CA. The sequence begins...
  • File: Annular Eclipse, May 2012 in Vallejo, California.

    Collage of the annular eclipse of May 2012, from Vallejo, California. William Optics 90mm Megrez with Canon XTi. 1/125th second exposures at F/0
  • File: May 20, 2012, annular eclipse from San Diego

    May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse from San Diego, CA. Taken about 3/4 of the way through the eclipse. Nice line-up of sun spots. Canon PowerShot SX40 held up to the eye piece of our 8" Newtonian telescope.
  • File: Partial lunar eclipse of 2012-06-04

    by Rod Pommier Telescope/Mount: Celestron Super C8 Plus Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with fork mount Byers drive with f/6.3 focal recucer-corrector. Camera: Canon EOS 20D DSLR. Exposures: 1/1600 second at ISO 800, all exposures. One of the benefits of traveling to Maui, Hawaii for the transit...
  • File: Partial phase, annular eclipse of May 20, 2012

    by Rod Pommier Location: Redding, CA, USA. Date:2012-05-20 Equipment: Celestron Super C8 Plus, Byers Fork Mount. Thousand Oaks Optical full aperture Type 2 glass solar filter. Canon 20D, ISO 800, Exposure 1/1000 second. An image of the partial phase of the annular eclipse, showing ingress...
  • File: Solar Eclipse from Los Angeles

    Nikon D300 camera with a 300mm f/2.8 lens at f/32, 1/1000 sec exposure. Advancing marine layer negated the need for a solar filter.