Part scorching solar eclipse observation

Keietsu Sayama
(10)Shan North Road, where too much heat, so
temperatures drop considerably, Hitoshi emerged from the hotel to wear long trousers long sleeve Urumqi crows. I had offended the heat, but changed into a tent T-shirt and shorts. Green Furasshurashiki done taking pictures, starting around 8:00 am to prepare breakfast was already hot.

Normally, you write that hot is hot here. The desert is dry, so will burn. Because no other in the tent to stay warm, the shelter served as a resting place in a tent for each meal and observation equipment. Moving generators began preparing meals. You can use the charger anymore.

Tent Area
All participants self-introduction began after breakfast Tour. I have a top batter listed in the roster first. Since I started talking during a story yesterday, without saying specifically ... "at next month's Star Navigation" net tonight thank you "will be introduced my corner of the site," I've just advertised. Other people were sprinkled with laughter and Personal calendar and name of hometown eclipse observation.

Top batter I was just listening to the introduction I am ridiculous There being no more room for humans. Those who are doing full-scale observations in the selection of equipment and location. Feel free to shoot here because of the fixed tripod, the wind blew right up until the time stayed in tents for a cool break.

Tent and dining tent for the blue
Too hot even to adopt a lunch, not far from the spot. Win a pillar of light back to the sun shade in the meantime. Ryo asked to move back fast. It was short sleeve shorts, cooled radiation cooling water through the arms and legs. What does this somewhat wash limb? I was in a more cool can be obtained here gathered are using humans to the dining tent after another deadly hot tent.

We are better off if they wait until the very relaxed and the first contact from the previous day because they encamped, earth observation came in droves from around the bus after 4:00 pm.

Gobi Desert
Close to the center line of totality in this area, but this place is no designated by the military. Tour's long eclipse center line, came here almost close to the observing site. The ground is hard to come up checkpoints and observation is knew well in the evening.

The observed movement of the day to do it in time along the way a set of equipment may be waiting quite so. After the eclipse they would back on its feet. Wake back to the hotel is expensive to look at the sky at sunset green flash and the Edo period, also said the benefits of the desert. This area will vary in value depending on which tour you choose.

Team China ... the busreported Barcolwas interviewed
(11)And Xinjiang time
5:30 pm Beijing time at say ... 30 minutes until first contact,I start it selection of heavy hips raised at last observation site. The sun sets in the west, so true to the western side of the road first thing observed so as not to interfere with shooting umbra cone. A nearby hill, to watch the soldiers here with guns. Since the shooting military ban, leave alone to bear in writing.

Mongolian border, originally under the jurisdiction of the military has become the public not be entered. As if determined to flee over the place, is directed towards the end of the line guns. Because it was nestled in the innermost part of our observing location, close to the northern most region

Preparation and installation of equipment
... To that observed in the area in the northwest. As the temperature measurement can always easier because it was able to check the thermometer hanging from his neck. Thermometer exposed to direct sunlight, had become close despite 4C°2 at 6:00 pm. In fact according to the time I needed to Beijing time, the sun around 4:00 pm. Xinjiang time, but most people who live two hours from the time delay of Beijing. I use that time to large Uighur region in particular.

With no time to distinguish between Xinjiang and Beijing in time to meet up with humans will be difficult. Xinjiang Uygur people in the news ... that has been reported, of people who lived in the original is wiggle.

Observed during the eclipse glasses
Came to own the Han people and you should see a Uighur, "This is because new territory for China I will name it Xinjiang and" Is my being stolen live and exclusive family will be and I do not think - nothing other than the enemy . The fact that life It is moistened Han, Uygur people in poverty ... and it went out,the East Turkestanterrorist attacks would occur around the independence movement under the influence. If even one week after the end of observations, starting China's first Olympics. East Turkestan is not meant to eastern Turkey. They spread through the city also Hami Islam mosque can be seen. Half the population is Uighur East Turkistan Flag
East Turkistan Flag
They accounted for families, other Han Chinese, ethnic Kazakhs, Hui, Mongolian, and is home to many ethnic Manchu. Since established China, has been a lot of influx of Han Chinese. This area northwest of the Hui and Han Chinese are often, but most Uighurs in the southwest. The southwest of Kashgar, Uighur, so 80% of the population, and adheres well to the shape of their eyes.

I will discuss later, is also playing in their own distinctive tone of voice to say folk Kashgar. It is very pleasant to hear, idyllic landscapes are reminiscent of Kashgar. If there is no terrorism, if it is one of the places we want to disconnect the solar eclipse observation.

Partial solar eclipse
(12)Corona it was clouded to pinpoint the location of observation
Temperatureis 90% 42C°2 was down from a meal to become 36C°2. During this time, was struggling photographic equipment does not work for two umbra cone. Became the only state to celebrate the moment with the camera for photographing a solar eclipse extension. And yet vacancy in the sun, the clouds covered the eclipse began to occur because of the steam in the afternoon.

I had been out taking pictures, hoping that somehow the clouds, the clouds beyond the solar eclipse has started at last. As a planner, what it planned to close results from one and a half years ago ...

Tragedy Santanghu is Miyu photography
... Now that the primary purpose of the corona can be seen, this shadow cone photo also failed. Coronal clouds, aiming to align the plan with a focus teleconverter 500mmF8 somehow doubled since the focus in the diamond ring appeared from the clouds. Photographed mind while drawing the energy to leave a card in the last total eclipse seen at any price. Developed as a result of, or was it about?

Over the viewfinder, how able confirm that the beads have been chained to the Beiribizu. I could not live to see the first corona could be stunned.

Tragedy Santanghu is Miyu photography
And full of feeling sorry for everyone involved and trust me that as a planner at the same time, will run away from this place. I did not think that the only way to calm away by bus, it is a partial solar eclipse was taken giving up empty shell remains. Once I had even thought too early partial solar eclipse. Equipment in place a set of tents, tent used to head to the cafeteria.

Everyone is a regretful look. Because it was a diamond ring to show you more prominence and still have a digital camera is now full of relief at the same time confirmed the diamond ring again.

Tragedy Santanghu is Miyu photography
Digital camera out the results soon, the failure can not be erased. To represent the contrast of fine diamond ring corona and atmosphere and the atmosphere, but since most FILM silver halide, and then continue to use in the future. Rounded up in a hurry because the husk dinner, lay down a mat laid on the side of the tent because it was put to the heat.

Watching the twilight sky, and just staring into space. Astronomical twilight and before long I saw the stars are bright. Near threw it away become heat stroke, was lying in bed who can not move from the tent.

Diamond ring from a break in the clouds

A total eclipse of the sun observation history
ok 1988. 3.18  Japan     (Ogasawara Bonin Islands Southeast sea)
ok 1991. 7.11  Mexico    (Baja California… San Jose del Cabo)
no 1992. 1. 4  U.S.A.    (Los Angeles…Santa Catalina Island)←annular solar eclipse
ok 1994.11. 3  Chile     (northern Chile…Putre village )
ok 1995.10.24  Thailand  (Chokchai school)
ok 1997. 3. 9  Siberian  (Zabaykalsky Krai Circa)
ok 1998. 2.26  Venezuela (Carrasquero town)
ok 1999. 8.11  Bulgaria  (General Tosevo)
ok 2001. 6.21  Zambia    (Lusaka city)
ok 2002.12. 4  Australia (Lyndhurst town)
ok 2005. 4. 8  Panama    (Southan Davi city)
ok 2006. 3.29  Libya     (Sahara desert)
no 2008. 8. 1  China     (Barcol desert)
Earth observation is that the Sun mark the position of the observing site observation
Earth observation is that the Sun mark the position of the observing site observation GPS 44°34´49.49" N 93°26´11.40" E Elevation 627m
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