Solar Eclipse Down Under
Taken by Dennis Mammana on November 14, 2012 @
Green Island, Queensland, Australia
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D700
Exposure Time: 1/1
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 200
Date Taken: 2012:11:15 06:13:02
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After a 45 minute boat ride to Green Island (off the coast of Cairns, Australia), our group of about 200 eclipse chasers set up chairs, telescopes, binoculars and cameras in the dark and waited patiently under a quite clear and spectacular sky for the main event shortly after sunrise. During totality, the sun was blocked by the disk of the moon and its outer atmosphere--the corona--shone through magnificently. Of the 14 total eclipses Ive experienced, this was arguably one of the prettiest. The darkness of the moons circular shadow appears a bit skewed as its projected onto the eastern sky. Venus appears far to the upper left of the eclipsed sun. Of course no photograph, video or computer simulation can ever capture the true magic of this celestial event!
© Dennis Mammana/dennismammana.com
• Date/Time: November 14, 2012 / 20:40 UTC
• Photo details: Nikon D700, AF-S Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8G ED lens at 18mm, ISO 200, 1 sec at f/8
• Processing details: Lightroom 4.2, Photoshop CS5
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