Partial Solar Eclipse today - Australia

[Dragon Man]

Todays Partial Solar Eclipse here in Australia was washed out by Cloud and rain for most Australians but I managed to get a few quick snaps through a small gap in the cloud with my Canon 350d DSLR on a tripod using my ED80 Solar Filter hanging off the camera lens 

While getting these photos I was standing out in the rain   

Here are the snaps, and one of the small gap I shot through:

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice images. I gather it is an annular eclipse in some areas down-under.

[Umbraldot]

Yes, well done!

[Steve Ward]

Well caught ... 

I'm looking forward to a trip up to the Western Isles next March for as good a view as I can get . 

[Peter Drew]

So that was the intrusion on the images from the Learmonth GONG sequence this morning. 

[Dragon Man]

Nice images. I gather it is an annular eclipse in some areas down-under.

Yes, it is an annular.

It is also known as a 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse due to the Moon being smaller in angular Diameter (annular) than the Sun as opposed to a Full Eclipse when the Moon is slightly closer to us.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-is-coming-and-australia-gets-front-row-seats/story-fnjwlcze-1226899124586

Unfortunately is was only a partial Eclipse except for anyone watching from Antarctica 

It was only 2 weeks ago we had a fantastic Lunar Eclipse.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Yes, it is an annular.

It is also known as a 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse due to the Moon being smaller in angular Diameter (annular) than the Sun as opposed to a Full Eclipse when the Moon is slightly closer to us.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-is-coming-and-australia-gets-front-row-seats/story-fnjwlcze-1226899124586

Unfortunately is was only a partial Eclipse except for anyone watching from Antarctica 

It was only 2 weeks ago we had a fantastic Lunar Eclipse.

Lunar eclipse wasn't visible here either

[Montana]

Fantastic images :)

It seems everyone so far has just had a lucky shot between clouds, well done

Alexandra

[Dragon Man]

Thanks Everyone 

Yes Alexandra, most of Australia was covered in cloud for the Eclipse. It rarely happens that so much of the country is clouded at the same time, so I think it was the Astronomy gods playing games with us 

So far all the images I have seen of the eclipse were also taken through tiny gaps in the clouds.

No wonder they are called 'Sucker Holes' 

[DrRobin]

That was one small gap, well done for getting some cracking shots. 

Robin