Eclipse

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, neither pictures nor words can capture how spectacular a full eclipse is, especially over the equally stunning backdrop of Turkey's Cappadocia region. Here are a few photos from March 29. The eclipse occured a little past 2pm, during a hot and sunny day. People from around the world and in the village scrambled to the top of the Üçhisar Castle, an old castle cut out of the naturally soft volcanic rock in the region....

The stunning Cappadocia landscape















A view of the rock-cut castle in Üçhisar from where I viewed the eclipse













A view from the top of Üçhisar Castle
















People looking funny with their special eclipse glasses-- on sale for $1.50!
































The partially eclipsed sun, as seen on the rudimentary, but safe (!) white cardboard pinhole "projecter"













It's getting darker... and colder...










Checking out the eclipse. Notice the change in the light.














The light on nearby Mt. Erciyes during the total eclipse.









The full eclipse. It lasted for 3 minutes.