Annular Solar Eclipse from Easter Island
2nd October 2024

Viewed from Parcela Mahinatur : Altitude: 147m (482ft)

Almost extreme right (left of van)
Our location on the site: 27° 08' 41.83" S 109° 23' 41.84" W

Our kit on the logs on the right

Annular Eclipse Duration 5m 56.4s (lunar limb corrected)

Start of partial eclipse 12:23:46.3 
Start of annular eclipse 14:04:04.0 
End of annular eclipse 14:10:19.5 
End of partial eclipse 15:52:20.6

Eclipse started, but time for lunch

The soup prepared

Us un-prepared...

then prepared

  
A pair of holes in the barn roof gave a nice image on the barn floor

Sequence of eclipse from just after 1st contact to just before 3rd
Variable light intensity messed up exposures - life's too short to mess with them, though

		Short video (1m 10s) (over exposed and bit out of focus) Into, mid-ish, and out of

and soon after...

A celebratory drink of the local beer

Post-eclipse analysis

Back into Hanga Roa and a few pictures in the sun, then on for a sunset

  
Left: Moai at Plaza Hotu Matua - named after the first King of Rapa Nui
Right: Moai de la Paz (Peace Moai) - built in 1992 and travelled  the world museums. Permanently settled in Hanga Vare Vare in 2010

  
The Post office opposite our hotel (the O'Tai), and Suzanne posting cards to the chosen few

Sunset at the Tahai complex
Moai, at sunset on their Ahu (platform)

Left to right: Ahu  Vai Uri, Ahi Tahai and Ahu Ko Te Riki

Return to ASE2024 Home Page or go to Last Day on Easter Island to see Tahai complex in better light