Total Solar Eclipse picture taken from Arwal
IIA team at ARWAL in Bihar (25º 14.459' N, 84º 40.009' E & 220' AMSL):
A. K. Saxena (blue T-shirt), S. P. Bagare (white T-shirt), & J. P. A. Samson
The partial eclipse phase after first contact (C1). In the morning it was completely overcast sky and only after C1 did it start opening up, that too towards the east, where the Sun was about 15º above horizon.
The remarkable Bailey’s beads at C2. Four frames of the beads could be recorded.
A Nikon camera (D 300) was mounted on a CZ drive adapted for tracking the Sun.
Polar axis alignment was done & short exposures in the range of 1/500 sec were obtained.
Corona through thick sky at Arwal.
Shadow bands could not be recorded at Arwal due to the cloudy conditions.
A campaign was organized by Dr Vats of PRL. Out of 300 locations where attempts were made, only 3 were successful in recording the shadow bands, including one at Varanasi.
A panoramic view of the totality, with the blue sky visible through the gaps. Notice Venus on top left of the Sun. In the same line further, Mars is seen. Also visible is Sirius, to the right of the Sun. In the original frame, we do see Mercury to the east of Sun, closer to the horizon.
Diamond ring at C3 through the clouds.
Last updated on: February 20, 2024