The May 20, 2012 Eclipse from Sacramento
North America has not had a solar eclipse in a long time. On Sunday, most of the continent will see a partial eclipse, and a lucky few will be able to view an annular eclipse. As you have probably heard, an annular eclipse happens when the moon blocks the center of the sun, creating a ring of sunlight.
Those of us in Sacramento are in a pretty good location, about 20 miles south of the predicted annular eclipse zone. I'm guessing that we will nearly see a full ring.
I have built a simple pinhole camera with which to record the event.
It has a tiny hole on a piece of foil for sunlight to pass through and a bigger hole where a digital camera is mounted.
For a preview, see my test run from Friday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6N12uWR50
Stay tuned. I will add the eclipse footage soon!
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