Oktober 3th, 2005. A wonderful experience! Observed the Annular eclips in Spain, together with some members of the doublestar observersgroup S33. Location: Near the small village Pozal de Gallinas in the province Valladolid. Cloudless weather, a wonderful ambiance and a wonderful group... See for more (and very good) pictures: www.s33.org - meeting 2005 My pictures (the compilation above and the one of totality below) were made with a simple digital camera handheld behind the eyepiece of my birdwatching scope.

 

Totality...

Some members of the group on the observing location

My setup, Swarovski AT80 birdwatching scope + Baader solarfoil

Very impressive were the views at the Sun through H-alpha. A Coronado PST and a Zeiss Telementor with Coronado-filter were present at the meeting. (photo: John Ryan)