Solar Eclipse 2012 (NASA photo)
On November 13/14, 2012 the sun was totally eclipsed by the moon.
The total solar eclipse was only visible over a narrow range of sites, especially in northern Australia.
The Eclipse Gallery follows the page break.
The two NASA videos can be seen by clicking through to Flickr.
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By Dr. Tony Phillips, NASA – People from around the world are converging on the coast of northeast Australia.
The attraction isn’t the Great Barrier Reef, just offshore, or the surrounding rain forests full of wildlife and exotic plants. Continue reading
All photographs by Fransen, copyright all rights reserved, used with permission.
For a detailed explanation of this years solar eclipse, see Solar Eclipse Sunday May 20 2012
Thanks to all the photographers in the western United States, Japan and the far east for sharing their photographs.
All photographs Creative Commons posted on Flickr, some rights reserved. See individual photographs for the details.
Super Moon Sonoran Desert (photo by Az Jade)
The super moon weekend is over. Here are some of our favorite photographs from Flickr.
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Perigee moon May 5 2012 (photo Peter Asquith, New Zealand rights reserved)
Last night I saw the Perigee Moon when I fell asleep early but not at 3:50 AM when I awoke on the east side of the house.
I jumped in my wheelchair and zipped to the west end of the house and there it was, big and butter yellow shining through the trees.
I had to get dressed and go chase the moon for a better picture than from a kitchen window. I would get a picture of the moon, but not as good as the by Peter Asquith from New Zealand. Continue reading
Perigee super moon rising (photo Bill Watson Hamilton Ontario)
I knew something magical was happening last night. When I was going to sleep, the almost full moon was streaming light through the blinds.
I opened them up and fell asleep bathed in the moonlight. When I awoke at 2:30 AM the night was alive with moonlight. Continue reading
