Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Ghana eclipse

On the 29th of March 2006 I was fortunate enough to witness a total Solar Eclipse near Cape Coast in Ghana, it was spectacular.

The photos I took could never portray the surreal atmosphere surrounding an eclipse, there were approximately 3 and half minutes of totality. During totality it was 80% dark compared to the night sky.

View of fishing boats shortly before the eclipse:
Looking through the clouds a few minutes before totality:
The final seconds before totality:
Totality - wow!:
The "diamond ring", occurs just as the sun comes out from behind the moon:
I would recommend to everyone that has the chance to witness a total eclipse sometime in there lifetime, it is magical. In case you are interested the next one is on Easter Island on July the 11th 2010, see you there!

1 comment:

Mattcucumber said...

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