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kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:02
Hello Everybody

Started in the Libyan Desert , in presence of hundreds of hobbiests and scientists , eg.

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

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Rice Space Institute, CA, USA

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and many others from allover the globe

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then the big event started

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Regards
jgjulio
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:12
Wow! Great shots. Amazing. Very very interesting. Thanks for sharing these.
rudgej
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:13
That's a great series Ahmad. :cool:
Bama
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:13
a rare event beautifully captured.

Very well done, I love the series and and I'm sure you must be proud.

regards
bama
Athena
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:41
Very, very cool!! Are any of the people in the photographs you? :)
snakefart
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:46
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

Shaun
Olli
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:52
Ahmad, this is highly interesting and excellent quality. Just for curiosity, in your sig you have Pro 1 ... is that the one you used (attached to to a telescope)?
LordV
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 08:58
Great shots Ahmad of a memorable occasion. Was there any wildlife around apart from camera people- often start behaving vey oddly during eclipses- especially birds.
Brian V.
SoaringUSAEagle
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 09:30
Very cool!! I like how you followed its progress too... neat!
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:21
Wow! Great shots. Amazing. Very very interesting. Thanks for sharing these.

Tank you very much for your kind words Julio, happy that you like them.

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:22
That's a great series Ahmad. :cool:

THank you very much for your kind words, John

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:23
a rare event beautifully captured.

Very well done, I love the series and and I'm sure you must be proud.

regards
bama

THank you very much for your kind words Bama. Yes I am so proud that I got the shots and shared them with you.

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:27
Very, very cool!! Are any of the people in the photographs you? :)

Thank you very much for your extremely kind words Athena. Unfortunately , among around 200 shots of the event I forgot to shoot myself :o ...

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kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:28
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

Shaun

Thank you very much for your kind words Shaun.

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:32
Ahmad, this is highly interesting and excellent quality. Just for curiosity, in your sig you have Pro 1 ... is that the one you used (attached to to a telescope)?

Thank you very much for your extremely kind words Olli. Yes, all the shots are with the Pro1 + 1.5X tele convertor = 300 mm (not a telescope)

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:36
Great shots Ahmad of a memorable occasion. Was there any wildlife around apart from camera people- often start behaving vey oddly during eclipses- especially birds.
Brian V.

Thank you very much for your kind words and continuous support Brian. The place was in the middle of the desert and no wildlife was there. the only odd thing that I noticed, away from any water surface, A large green dragonfly :lol: flying here and there (may be following me all the way ???).

Regards
kallousa
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 14:37
Very cool!! I like how you followed its progress too... neat!

Thank you very much for your kind words Jeff. Proud of your comment

Regards
CousinMadness
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 17:14
Brilliant - I mean before it went dark! ;)

A once in a lifetime trip I would imagine, and one that 20 years ago would not have been so easily seen from Libya.

I hope you sent a postcard of your photo to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi and thank him for allowing you to have such a big lens in his Country.

EDIT - I just realised Ahmad, that you live in Libya... Shukran gazilan.



Cousin, who's only seen a partial solar from Scotland. :rolleyes:
Becca
30th of March 2006 (Thu), 17:34
Very cool shots! What a terrific experience. Thanks for sharing it with us!
kallousa
31st of March 2006 (Fri), 04:16
Brilliant - I mean before it went dark! ;)

A once in a lifetime trip I would imagine, and one that 20 years ago would not have been so easily seen from Libya.

I hope you sent a postcard of your photo to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi and thank him for allowing you to have such a big lens in his Country.

EDIT - I just realised Ahmad, that you live in Libya... Shukran gazilan.



Cousin, who's only seen a partial solar from Scotland. :rolleyes:

Thank you for your kind words regarding the shots, away from anything else..

Regards
kallousa
31st of March 2006 (Fri), 04:17
Very cool shots! What a terrific experience. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Thank you very much for your kind words. Happy that you like them

Regards
Buggbairn
31st of March 2006 (Fri), 04:31
Great shots Ahmad :)

And thanks for sharing them with us :)
kallousa
2nd of April 2006 (Sun), 03:29
Great shots Ahmad :)

And thanks for sharing them with us :)

Thank you very much for your kind words BB.

Regards
scrumpy
2nd of April 2006 (Sun), 07:02
I have always believed that you and the Pro1 were made for each other.
These are amazing shots Ahmad, of what must have been a very tricky subject. I'm not sure if I would have pointed my Pro1 at the sun! Think I'll stick to the bugs!.
DA.
kallousa
3rd of April 2006 (Mon), 07:02
I have always believed that you and the Pro1 were made for each other.
These are amazing shots Ahmad, of what must have been a very tricky subject. I'm not sure if I would have pointed my Pro1 at the sun! Think I'll stick to the bugs!.
DA.

Thank you very much for your kind words David. My wife wouldn't love that I am for someone else :( ...

Happy that you like them
Regards
Wazza
3rd of April 2006 (Mon), 07:46
A great series, and such a chance of a lifetime to witness and record such an event.

I like the scope in the 5th shot.. Meade LX200. I use one myself.
SloNeZ600
3rd of April 2006 (Mon), 08:07
Amazing shots!
kallousa
4th of April 2006 (Tue), 03:56
A great series, and such a chance of a lifetime to witness and record such an event.

I like the scope in the 5th shot.. Meade LX200. I use one myself.

Thank you for your kind words, Wazza. I hope I can see another one someday, saomewhere.
Agree about the Meade, I had a look thrugh and it was a very clear vision

Regards
kallousa
4th of April 2006 (Tue), 03:58
Amazing shots!

Thank you very much SloNeZ

Regards
dewmuw
4th of April 2006 (Tue), 06:30
Wow I really like the diamond ring one - excellent capture.
kallousa
4th of April 2006 (Tue), 07:27
Wow I really like the diamond ring one - excellent capture.

Thank you very much for your kind words Dew.

Regards
johnnybfan
6th of April 2006 (Thu), 21:48
Wow! These really tell the story completely! Thanks for posting them.
Wsman2
7th of April 2006 (Fri), 01:35
Ahmad,

Quite inspiring! You continue to use your Pro 1 in the most amazing ways.
kallousa
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 03:02
Wow! These really tell the story completely! Thanks for posting them.

THank you very much for your kind words Johnny . Happy that you like them

Regards
kallousa
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 03:04
Ahmad,

Quite inspiring! You continue to use your Pro 1 in the most amazing ways.

Thank you very much for your kind words Wil. Unfortunately, still a lot of people don't believe it's a great camera ..

Regards
chemicalbro
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 04:52
very cool Ahmad............ the corona shots are awesome..... you've even managed to capture some Baileys beads (when the moons rough cratered surface breaks up the sunlight and small parts break through)

I've seen 1 total solar eclipse in my life and it is an awesome spectacle...
(something you will remember for the rest of your life)
kallousa
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 05:17
very cool Ahmad............ the corona shots are awesome..... you've even managed to capture some Baileys beads (when the moons rough cratered surface breaks up the sunlight and small parts break through)

I've seen 1 total solar eclipse in my life and it is an awesome spectacle...
(something you will remember for the rest of your life)

Thank you very much for your kind words Alan. I learn't the tricks of the Bailey's Beads and the diamond Ring (although mine is some moments late then the right time) just before the eclipse started, from a member of Rice Space Institute. He showed me some really excellent shots of his previous records.

And yes, you are right. it's unforgetable..

Regards