Observing site
Ankola, Karnataka, India : Gokhale Centanary College
Coordinates
Lat : 14° 39' 17 sec Noth
Lon :74° 18' 56.8" East
Altitude : 18 m
Duration of totality (m:ss)
2:49
Instrument used
Celestron C90 with mylar screen
Camera used
Minolta SRT-101 with cable release

Some eclipse site and totality pictures

Path of totality entering in India
Local ephemeris computed wit Wmap Win shareware
Satellite view of eclipse site : Ankola Gokhale Centanary College campus

We did an overnight 10 hrs bus ride from Oberoi Bogmalo Beach hotel in Goa. We took "only" 8 hrs to come back.

A wide angle view of eclipse site with the surrounding hills. We can see me working in foreground.
Partial view of eclipse site
An other view showing the famous eponym Mihamoto Hill, leader of the japanese amateur delegation who took possession of it to observe the eclipse.
My own setup with my beloved Quebec flag
Partial eclipse showing the correct position of lunar indentation.
Landscape darkening about 15 minutes before totality, looking west in the direction where the moon shadow will arrive.
Moon shadow arrival 15 sec. before totality
Internal corona : 1/250 sec
Medium corona : 1/125 sec
Chromosphere at the end of totality : 1/500 sec
Diamond ring at the end of totality : 1/500 sec

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