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The phases of the Solar Eclipse, 20th March 2015, over Neath South Wales.
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Asperitas over Jamaica Plain, United States
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Stormy skies over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Iridescence through a canopy of Altocumulus clouds over Lac La Hache, British Columbia, Canada
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A developing thunderstorm, as reported by Paula, over the Isle of Wight, England
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Cumulus over Hutchinson Heights, United States
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Mamma (Mammatus) over Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
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A family of cumulus clouds below a sky of contrails, over Henley on Thames, England.
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Altocumulus stratiformis amidst a sunrise over Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Orographic Stratus, formed as moist air cools as it rises up the cliffside, beneath Altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Isla de los Estados, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
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Strong high altitude shearing winds contributing to the development of Cirrus uncinus cloud formations over Cashmere, Washington, US.
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Mike
Something I know will be of interest to you:-
You might like to have sight of this fantastic view of the event – photo comes from NASA’s APOD page
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150331.html
– look for the rare “Bailey’s Beads” around the Sun’s circumference. These are akin to stunning brilliant blue and/or white sparkling diamonds with eye-blinding light. Celestial magic!
Kind regards.
Laurence
Mike
Many thanks Laurence
Hi Mike
Thanks so, so much for this wonderful collection of photos of a unique lifetime event. So glad you took precautions about your eyesight – when born we are given just one pair of eyes for our whole life. Never ever sacrifice them.
To supplement your photos just that wee bit further and enhance your photo montage here are some further views of the big event.
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=34558
Best wishes many thanks for all your fine effort.
Laurence
Comment from Mike Davies….”Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years.
A great swathe of the Earth’s surface was plunged into darkness as the Moon came between us and the Sun.
Here, in the vale of Neath we had excellent weather with wall to wall blue skies
The deep shadow formed first in the North Atlantic and then swept up into the Arctic, ending at the North Pole.
People keen to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon were advised not to look directly at it. Looking directly at the Sun can cause serious harm,
The following images were captured using the correct solar filter
any other filter would damage the camera. and your eyesight.
for this I used a cloth over the back of the camera allowing me to see the image on live view.
it was an exciting moment when the shadow of the moon started it’s transit over the sun, later at maximum eclipse the temp dropped, the light faded and there was not a bird to be seen
Camera– Canon 7D using a 420 Canon Lens
settings– shutter speed 1/800 F8 ISO 400 and remote control”.