May 10th Annular Solar Eclipse

 

 

 

 

Takahashi FSQ-85, Losmandy StarLapse, Coronado 90mm + BF3400, Baader FFC, Grasshopper Express 6.0mp CCD

Copyright Peter J. Ward 2013

 

Pictured below are the sky conditions, location and equipment set-up for the image above, taken at the campground af Banka Banka station, normally a quiet stop on the

Stuart Highway, the main road that links Alice Springs to Darwin in Australia's Northern territory.

Above, chilling out the night before the eclipse (image copyright Lynette Ward 2013)

On the 10th of May, 2013 there were a few more people that usual staying at the station, which was located just a few kilometers north of the eclipse centerline.