Miloslav Druckmüller and others took some outstanding photos of a total solar eclipse viewed in 2009, at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. I found these pictures intriguing because of the way the atmospheric patterns emerged (my phrase – I am not a scientist).

The image below is just one example. Visit the web page to see more dynamic pictures and read about the scientists involved in this interesting work (scroll down).

Miloslav Druckmülle
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz