FANTASTIC SOLAR ECLIPSE: When the sun rose over Europe this morning, a piece of it was missing.  The Moon had covered as much as 86% of the solar disk, producing a partial solar eclipse and a fantastic crescent-shaped sunrise.  The most amazing apparition, however, may have occurred in the Sultanate of Oman, where for a split second the Moon and the International Space Station partially eclipsed the sun at the same time.

DOUBLE SOLAR ECLIPSE: Not satisfied with an ordinary blow-your-socks-off partial eclipse,

celebrated photographer Thierry Legault traveled to the Sultanate of Oman to record a rare double eclipse. For a split-second on Jan. 4th the disk of the sun was partially covered by the Moon and the International Space Station. I can not share the awesome pictures here so you will have to goto Thierry Legault's website. Go there now!

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Clouds are moving in to my viewing area (Brewster, NY) of the big lunar eclipse of 2010. The clouds are producing a haze over the moon and a very big ring. Using my Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH camera, I attempted to capture the ring around the moon. I used both standard settings and custom settings to product these images. The real grainy shots are ISO 1600, 800 and 400. When the ISO gets to 80 the rings all but disappear. Enjoy.