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ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2005 OCTOBER 03 All images © Pedro Ré On Monday, October 03, 2005 an annular eclipse of the Sun was visible from within a narrow corridor which crossed the Iberian Peninsula. The path of the annular eclipse began in the North Atlantic at 08:41 UT. Rushing southeast, the antumbra quickly reached the northern coast of Spain and Portugal (08:51 UT). Portugal & Spain - 2005 Annular Solar Eclipse (Fred Espenak) The eclipse was observed near Miranda do Douro (Northeastern Portugal). Observing station All images were obtained with a Takahashi FS78 F/8.1 apochromatic refractor and a DSLR (Canon 300D). Observing conditions were great during the whole event. Crescent images of the sun projected on the ground (spots of light shining through the leaves of a tree) Contacts I, II, III and IV Contacts II and III (mosaic image) Animated Gif (contacts II and III) (640x640) 2Mb 08:52 UTC 08:53 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:54 UTC 08:55 UTC 08:55 UTC 08:55 UTC 08:55 UTC 08:55 UTC 08:56 UTC 08:56 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:57 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC 08:58 UTC |