by Pierre Arpin from Longueuil, QC, Canada.
Picture taken : July 11 2010
Location Hao Atoll airport, French Polynesia
Object : Showing a tring of Baily's beads seconds before totality.
Equipenent : Modified Nikon D40 fitted to accept standard cable release coupled to a 500 mm catadioptric telephoto bought on Ebay. Manual guiding.
This shot is a part of sequence of 1/1000 sec (3 frames /sec) @ ISO 200