| Second Contact
occurred at 12:25:31 local time. The Black Sun appeared with its stunning corona.
The brightness of the corona has affected the colour of the pictures and in
particular the blue tint. This was a spellbinding sight which lasted a mere two
minutes 17 seconds. Was it worth the journey? You bet it was! |
 My first picture of the total eclipse. |
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 Venus was the only other object that we could see. I
feel that this picture captures quite accurately the sort of darkness we witnessed. |
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My last picture before the end of totality. The
diamond ring effect appears very close to the top right of the moon. |
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