Total Solar Eclipse, July 21, 2009, in the South Pacific (Eclipse Ends)

The July 21, 2009 total eclipse of the Sun, as seen from the bow of the ship, aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin, at sea in the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific. This location placed us near the end of the path with the Sun 7° above the horizon in the early evening about to set. This is real-time, not time-lapse, shot originally in 1080p HD video with a Canon 5DMkII camera and 16-35mm lens at 35mm moderate wide-angle setting. Notice Mercury above the Sun. And the brightening of the horizon below the Sun as the far edge of the lunar shadow approaches us and rises to meet the Sun as totality ends with a diamond ring.

This movie takes us from just past mid-totality, through "third contact," to into the partial phases and sounds of celebrating eclipse chasers.

Note that for us on this side of the dateline, the eclipse was on July 21, not July 22 as it will be officially listed and as it was for people in China, the most popular location for viewing this eclipse.

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Science & Technology

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• South
• Pacific

[StitchV2]

I get so confused as to why people celebrate an eclipse

[watsisname]

Wooow, that is such a cool perspective to see the edge of the shadow coming over the horizon like that. And at sunset with those colors and with the sunbeams... just beautiful. :)

[WWEHiasl]

WTF how beautiful is that?!!!



[servant4jesus7]

calidad¡¡¡¡¡¡¡



[peterm173]

Tremendous.

[Kable3141]

fantastic

[ShaktipatSeer]

so very beautiful

[Dannydude97]

AMAZING!!!

[xiggystardust]

beautiful!

[sisbut21]

waa that was on my b-day