Sunrise Eclipse

Sunrise and the Moon was already eclipsing the Sun.  A thin veil of high cloud added an extra halo around the Sun.

A video taken through the telescope is also here.  Each time you hear a still photo being taken the video temporarily pauses.

Total Solar Eclipse

A diamond ring is seen as the Moon begins to uncover the Sun.  You can also see the white corona of the Sun extending outward from the lower left of the solar disc, and pink filaments or prominences of hydrogen gas being violently thrown around by the heat and magnetic fields of the Sun.  This photo was taken from the Burke Development Road in far north Queensland near the Chillagoe, Koyanyama junction next to the Mitchell River.

Update: A video showing the change in brightness during totality.  This was taken using a GoPro2.

Venus Transit And Egress Video

A short video record of the earliest footage of the transit we could get in Mount Isa due to some unseasonal cloud. I think the cloud scudding across the Sun makes it feel more alive. Luckily the cloud cleared completely by time egress arrived and you can see some of that video below.

Transit Of Venus

Yesterday, on Wednesday the sixth of June, was the last transit of Venus across the Sun for 105 years. It was quite a spectacular and significant astronomical event. This is one photo I captured, tomorrow I hope to have some of the video processed to share with you, it is almost as good as being there.