Although it was a gray day in Hilo, the Sun briefly broke through the overcast skies near the maximum of the eclipse. A crowd of approximately 300 who had gathered at Gemini headquarters, on the University of Hawai'i at Hilo campus, for a Family Astronomy Afternoon were happy to get a glimpse of the eclipse during a brief respite from the rain.
The event was jointly sponsored by the Hilo Astronomy Club, the UH-Hilo Department of Astronomy and Gemini Observatory.
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A fine view - Joyce Dvorak, 10, in lower left-hand corner of the photo, views yesterday's partial solar eclipse through a Gemini Solar Eclipse Viewer, as her six-year-old sister Sarah looks on. The girls are daughters of John and Rose Dvorak of Hilo.
Credit: "Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill/Gemini Observatory"
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Moon shadow - Kevin Cornwell, Gemini Observatory UNIX Systems Administrator, shows an image of yesterday's (June 10) partial solar eclipse during a Family Astronomy Afternoon at Gemini Observatory Base Facility. Cornwell is projecting the image onto a white surgace through the eyepiece of a portable six-inch Newtonian telescope.
Credit: "Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill/Gemini Observatory" |
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Zeroing in - Dr. Richard Crowe, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, focuses a portable eight-inch UH-Hilo telescope adapted for solar viewing during the partial solar eclipse viewing at Gemini Observatory Base Facility.
Credit: "Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill/Gemini Observatory" |
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