Another Eclipse viewpoint from an old Friend

Hi guys,

Well, I stood in the shadow of the moon last Wednesday. If I had only been a kilometre away (in the vertical direction), I could have seen the whole event. As it was, there was heavy cloud and rain until five minutes AFTER totality, whereupon it cleared up somewhat.

The arc of the sun which points in the opposite direction from all the others, is a glimpse of the sun through heavy cloud just moments before totality. The corresponding one pointing in the other direction, is just moments after totality. You can see a group of sunspots near the centre of the sun, and an isolated one near the limb, on the other two pics. The "night" shot is taken at totality, about 12h23 local time.

In the self-portrait, Severine is to my left (the right of the picture), and Elke on the other side.

I suppose we shall have to try for Zim in 2001.

Cheers,
Chris Stewart