The 2008 Eclipse: "Bad" Photos


Bad Photo 1
Attempting to capture the eclipsed Sun with Venus (top left) and Mercury.

Bad Photo 2
Another attempt at capturing the eclipsed Sun and planets.


KryssTal Related Pages

The 2008 eclipse main page.

Maps of the path of the 2008 eclipse from Fred Espenak and eclipse details at the observation site.

People from the 2008 eclipse.

The Shadow approaches from the North West over the sea.

The Diamond Ring developing - taken from video stills.

The excitement during totality is such that not all photos come out as expected.

A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred two weeks after the solar eclipse. This was observed in the market city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan.

Travel photos from Russia.