Solar eclipse 2 by jcv2

Photography • Space • posted on Aug 10, 2004

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The tension is building up.... The last moments before the total eclipse have come. I throw away the foil and look right into the sun, or what is left of it. Here you can see the diamond ring and Baily's beads. The diamond ring appears when the last sunlight is still shining along the moon. It is still bright as you can see, but it is only a very small stroke, disappearing rapidly. I were only so stupid to touch the lense while the tension was growing and now it's not entirely sharp anymore. :( Baily's beads are beads where the light of the sun still is visible, but the area is broken by mountains on the moon; the sunlight still shines through the valleys on the moon. This is the moment preceding the total eclipse. Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 300 mm & 2X TC & cropping) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (25)

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Akinom

4:05AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Impressive work!

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Georges_H_Hoens

4:06AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Again, fabulous job Jan Carl, Thanks for sharing my friend ! V

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Enmos

4:25AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Impressive shots and wonderful explanations to go with it !! Excellent work !!

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SNAKEY

5:07AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Would definitely like to know the precautions you took to protect your eyes. This is really intriguing.;)

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Randys

5:45AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Very cool, this is awesome. It makes me think about the impact this had on earler cultures.

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jo3d

6:11AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Excellente capture ! Tr bonne photographie ! Bravo !

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gerbach

10:03AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Ahh here it is, for what I was waiting:
the diamondring!
Don't worry about the mistake touching the lens, it's a perfect shot, and it doesn't get much better with a amateur-equippment. Excellent shot!

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hare

10:05AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

beautiful diamond ring. very beautiful.

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WiserAngel

10:20AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

So fascinating! I just love solar and lunar eclipses. Excellent capture, Jan-Carel!

RNitze

10:53AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Perfect shot, rally nice!

SerenityBlue

11:27AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Excellent shot...and no - I do not have this kind of patience at all! I'm glad someone does, however. :o)

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dtp

11:55AM | Tue, 10 August 2004

fantastica......bravo :0)

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sossy

12:49PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

Thanks for sharing this fantastic shot!

clarita

3:21PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

so beautiful to see !!!

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Ladyhawk

4:05PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

WHOA!! I'm speechless,& breathless at the same time,it's beyound beauty it's uter magic, shot of a life time!! I'm truely honnored that you would share such a gem with us all,I can't thank you enough JC!! it dosen't matter if it's softer,it makes it all the more magical(V)!!! :0) @-}--

cynlee

8:47PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

fantastic piece of astronomy!! fascinating & well presented! :]

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tesla

9:26PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

WOW!!!Now that's a great capture!!!

Michelle A.

9:42PM | Tue, 10 August 2004

That is just too cool!

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WandM

3:23AM | Wed, 11 August 2004

Unique shots and a lovely presentation!

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lajasmine

8:10AM | Wed, 11 August 2004

Never will eclipse your images:) excellent capture!

Nilla

9:56PM | Wed, 11 August 2004

Wonderful series of time lapsed photography! Excellent Jan! :)

hasexx

12:20PM | Thu, 12 August 2004

PERFECT WORK !!! VOTE

Raven_427

5:51PM | Tue, 31 August 2004

Thanks for sharing those JC. Had seen this myself and it's great to see your images right now :-)

tvernuccio

10:57AM | Sun, 19 September 2004

beautiful capture! outstanding! yes, i imagine the tension must have been building for that moment of the total eclipse. waiting for the perfect moment can make one tense. it's hard to be patient sometimes. you did a fantastic job!

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