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Annular Eclipse of 2012

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May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas.  About 20 minutes after peak obscuration, the Sun set (still heavily obscured).  <br />
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Camera: Canon 7D<br />
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/8000 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas
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May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. About 20 minutes after peak obscuration, the Sun set (still heavily obscured).

Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/8000 second

Location: El Paso, Texas

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  • May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas.  About 20 minutes after peak obscuration, the Sun set (still heavily obscured).  <br />
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Camera: Canon 7D<br />
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/8000 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas
  • May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas.  The Sun is sinking below the distant mountains, still eclipsed<br />
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Camera: Canon 7D<br />
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/5000 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas
  • Jaws of light<br />
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May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. I named this photo, for its resemblance to a shark fin, just dipping under the water.<br />
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Camera: Canon 7D<br />
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/2000 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas
  • May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. <br />
Hand-made orifice for Projection of the eclipsed Sun<br />
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Camera: Canon 30D<br />
Lens: EF 24-70 f2.8L @70mm<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f11 @ 1/100 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas<br />
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Photographed by Dano
  • I was Here<br />
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May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. <br />
Projected images of the Sun<br />
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Camera: Canon 30D<br />
Lens: EF 24-70 f2.8L @70mm<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f2.8 @ 1/160 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas<br />
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Photographed by Dano
  • May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. <br />
Binocular Projection at peak obscuration, at 17:39 MDT<br />
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Camera: Canon 30D<br />
Lens: EF 24-70 f2.8L<br />
Tripod: N/A<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f2.8 @ 1/50 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas<br />
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Photographed by Dano
  • May 20, 2012 - Annular eclipse from El Paso, Texas. <br />
Unknown object in the darkening sky.  These appear in somewhat random locations in many of the eclipse images.  There were no bright stars in the area, and the nearby planets had already set.  <br />
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Mouse-over image and click "original" for a 100% view.<br />
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Field of view is 1.6 x 2.4 degrees at 1.67 arc-sec/pixel<br />
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Camera: Canon 7D<br />
Lens: Takahashi FSQ-106ED<br />
Tripod: Quickset HD video tripod<br />
Exposure: ISO 100, f5 @ 1/5000 second<br />
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Location: El Paso, Texas
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