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More Impressions from Jinshan

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Engine Room - Photo: Silivia Otto

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Engine Room - Photo: Silivia Otto

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Rain Strikes - Photo: Jan Sundström

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Rain Strikes - Photo: Jan Sundström

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Escaping the Rain - Photo: Jan Sundström

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Escaping the Rain - Photo: Jan Sundström

A few more impressions from the eclipse chasers at Ramada Plaza Sino-Bay Hotel, Jinshan, China. Not only that we were clouded out during totality, there was also ample supply of drenching rain afterwards. ;-) Thanks to Silvia Otto and Jan Sundström for the images.

Clouded Out

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Clouded Partially Eclipsed Sun

Total Solar Eclipse 22 Jul 2009 - Clouded Partially Eclipsed Sun

At the end, it didn’t work out. We were only partially sucessful, so to speak. Just a few glimpses of the sun thru the clouds between 1st and 2nd contact, and even heavy rain after 3rd contact. The deep darkness was impressing, nevertheless.

A complete travel report (German only) can be found in my ipernity blog.

T – 10d 09h

18:10 - 18:25 - 18:44 - 19:05

18:10 - 18:25 - 18:44 - 19:05

Only a few days left, the next total solar eclipse on July 22nd is just around the corner. We’ll be heading to a location south of Shanghai.

So this is the perfect time to have a look back at the total solar eclipse of August 1st, 2008.

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[Update] For the more scientific stuff, have a look at