Partial phase, annular eclipse of May 20, 2012

Posted by Rod Pommier
on Thursday, May 24, 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 of the moon, the limb darkening effect, and sunspot groups.

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