Partial Eclipse 2016

The first Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 visible here in SE Asia (main activity in Indonesia) happened this day 8-9th of March.  The next one will be in September 1st, but unfortunately this total eclipse will be seen in most parts of Africa.  But just to show you what I shot from my iPhone 5S.

Partial eclipse as seen in KK - March 9th 2016

Lens-flare photography of the eclipse happening that morning of March 9th 2016

A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of a new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadow fall upon the Earth's surface. A solar and lunar eclipse happen in pairs within a fortnight when Earth's  and moon's ecliptic nodes intersect. Those nodes would not be aligned again for another six months. 

The nodes exist because the both the Earth and moon travels on a different axis from each other. As a result, there are four to seven eclipses a year, solar and lunar.  Every eclipse is different - and not every eclipse can be seen on the Earth depending on your location.

   

Venus and Jupiter - 2015

What it looked like (middle), close-up (left) and from my 4" telescope (right).

The last time the 'Venus and Jupiter conjunction' occurred was in 2012.  This time it is worthwhile because I managed to capture a good and clear shot of Venus in the cloudless sky - which was also a very hot day. I have been prepping for a month seeing these 'two' terrestrial bodies getting closer and closer to each other as shown in the photos below. 

A month before.

My camera Nikon P610.

New upgrade wishlist - ZWO ASI034MC.  To replace my old Celestron Neximage 0.34 camera.
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