Total Solar Eclipse – Tahiti

 

Another success for Astro-Expeditions trip to observe the great South Pacific total solar eclipse.  Our groups on the Polynesian Islands of Anaa and Hikueru joined with the islanders to enjoy this rare spectacle.  Careful preparation over the past couple of years provided flawless travel arrangements, leaving group members free to enjoy Tahiti and Moorea. 

 

As ever, the weather was a significant factor as the time for totality approached with some scary clouds scudding across the sky, but fortunately we all had a good view of the eclipse.

 

We plan to have further reports and pictures from the trip in due course and also the results of the timing experiment, but meanwhile here are a few samples from the trip.

 

An extract from the August Journal of the British Astronomical Association with a report on the event is available on this link http://www.britastro.org/journal/pdf/120-4eclipse.pdf 

 

 

 

James Rae     

Anaa North Observation Site

 

 

 

Terry Cuttle

Anaa South Site

 

Hazel McGee

Speedboat Landing - Anaa South Observation Site

 

 

Brian McGee

Eclipse Shadow Overhead - Anaa South Site

 

 

Howard Brown-Greaves

Anaa South Site

 

 

 

Brian McGee

Approaching Shadow - Anaa South

 

 

Morten Ross

 

 

Morten Ross

Anaa - Starry Night

 

More of Morten's pictures are online at http://ross.no/communicate

 

Declan Faughnan

Anaa North Site

 

 

Howard Brown Greaves

Anaa Atoll

 

 

 

Declan Faughnan

 

 

Brian McGee

Anaa South Observation Site

 

 

Howard Brown-Greaves

Anaa South Site

 

 

Howard Anton Duncan

Anaa North

 

Howard Anton Duncan also has a report and pictures on http://eclipsehd.info/2010AstroEx.html

 

Frances Donovan

"The Staff" - Hikueru

 

 

James Rae

Moorea Pearl Resort

 

James also has more pictures online at - 

 

 

Brian McGee

Moorea

 

Howard Brown Greaves

Moorea Pearl Resort