It’s been seven years since the last time I had the opportunity to see an annular eclipse. That time it was in Calpe (my hometown); this time, in Tokyo, I didn’t have my friend Albert here with his telescope and his astronomy knowledge, so I was not so well prepared; but with some Mizar glasses I had the chance to see it when the clouds let me around 7:35am.
One of the most popular photos of the eclipse is this photo by @ryuki_guilty15. He took it just before the eclipse became annular and a plane was passing by.
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I enjoy the photos and they make me want to go back to Japan.
Please check on the airplane one. I believe it was featured in National Geographic two years ago as a Reuters image from Thailand: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/photogalleries/100115-eclipse-ring-fire-annular-pictures/#/airplane-solar-eclipse-annular-ring_11934_600x450.jpg
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