Total Solar Eclipse 2008
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Total Solar Eclipse 2008 |
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Our expedition to Novosibirsk was a great success. The clouds cleared a few hours before start of the partial phase, and they came back just a couple of hours after 4th contact. This year I only took wide field photos. We observed the eclipse from Na Kamniakh, a beach on the south-east coastline of the Ob Reservoir, a great lake on the Ob river, 30km south of Novosibirsk. A very nice place, with a good view of the eclipse. Position: 54°43’31” N, 83°01’19”, Elevation 118m Timing data for the total solar eclipse at the observation site (local time was UT+7): |
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This picture is a composite image showing the various phases of the total solar eclipse 2008, and the path of the sun during the eclipse. We can also see Venus to the lower left of the uppermost image of the sun. This was the position of Venus at totality. Each image of the sun was taken with 5 minutes intervals and the camera kept steady on a tripod.
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Camera: Canon EOS 450D
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This animated sequence shows the total solar eclipse of 2008 from just before second contact till just after third contact. Notice the movement of the moon's shadow in the sky. The pictures were taken at 9 seconds intervals from 17:44:33 to 17:47:06 UT+7. |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma EX 10mm 1:2.8 DC Fisheye Exposure: f5.6, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
I used auto exposure bracketing +/- 2 stops when taking the pictures. Here I have used different exposures, in addition I have adjusted levels in Photoshop in order to obtain relatively smooth transitions. |
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Picture of the total solar eclipse clearly showing the darkening of the sky caused by the moon's shadow (umbra). The contrast has been increased in ordered to show this better. We can also see Mercury close above the sun and Venus further up to the left. The picture was taken towards the end of totality, therefore the umbra is darker in the upper part of the picture (the direction of movement). |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D |
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Picture of the total solar eclipse taken by Tove Gudim and processed by Odd Høydalsvik. 3 different exposures has been combined, and details in the corona has been enhanced by radial blur filter in Photoshop CS3. At '11 o'clock' we can see a bright spot, this is the remnants of a prominence that has left the surface of the sun. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Prominences and chromosphere at second contact. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Prominences just before third contact. We can also se parts of the chromospere at the extreme right edge of the sun, the pink light shining through the valleys at the moon's limb. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Prominences and chromosphere at third contact. The chromosphere is the pink arch at the right edge of the moon. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Diamond ring at second contact. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Diamond ring at third contact. At '11 o'clock' we can see a bright pinkish spot, this is the remnants of a prominence that has left the surface of the sun. |
Camera: Canon EOS 5D |
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Expedition leader David is enjoying the eclipse, with pinhole images of the partially eclipsed sun projected on his t-shirt. |
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM |
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Totality over the Ob Reservoir at 17:45:48 UT+3 |
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM Exposure: f4.5, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
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Totality just after second contact (17:44:42). The shadow is coming from northwest (to the right in the picture). |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma EX 10mm 1:2.8 DC Fisheye at f 1:5.6 Exposure: f5.6, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
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Totality just before third contact (17:46:57). The shadow is moving towards southeast and can now be seen to the left in the picture. |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma EX 10mm 1:2.8 DC Fisheye at f 1:5.6 Exposure: f5.6, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
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Totality just after third contact (17:47:06) |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma EX 10mm 1:2.8 DC Fisheye at f 1:5.6 Exposure: f5.6, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
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10 seconds later the shadow is moving away. (17:47:15) |
Camera: Canon EOS 450D Lens: Sigma EX 10mm 1:2.8 DC Fisheye at f 1:5.6 Exposure: f5.6, 1/15s, 200 ISO |
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Projection of pinhole images on the wall of the small cabin we rented at the beach. |
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM |
© 2008: Odd Høydalsvik - unless otherwise stated on individual pictures.
