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Mon, May 21 2012 07:08:50

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Solar Eclipse Photos and Video from Northern California

Here are some of the photos and video of a solar eclipse captured by northern California residents May 20 and posted on social media. Scroll down for more photos of the viewing equipment used by residents as well as shots of viewing gatherings in the area.

  1. The Eclipse

  2. Northern Californians watched the moon pass in front of the sun on the evening of May 20, causing a "ring of fire" effect.
  3. The drive to Lassen was totally worth it. Annular eclipse was 1 of coolest things I've seen. Wish I'd had lens filter. http://pic.twitter.com/7EG4V9E6
    Zach B@exZACHtly
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    Sun, May 20 2012 23:07:56
  4. My self-made solar filter worked pretty nicely :) #eclipse http://pic.twitter.com/9M4MZnsb
    Lisa Schindler@Niinui
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    Sun, May 20 2012 22:34:05
  5. Solar Eclipse May 20 2012 @ Chabot Space and Science Center
    acuramimi
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    Sun, May 20 2012 20:14:09
  6. Annular solar eclipse! http://pic.twitter.com/DM9TIyBc
    Will Johansson@willjohansson
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:53:49
  7. And we have the ring of fire! #shasta #eclipse http://pic.twitter.com/cIT6nsuB
    SFAmateur Astonomers@sfaastronomy
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:28:58
  8. #annular #eclipse sweet!!! (just the back of my camera for now) http://pic.twitter.com/GCf8BdAv
    Jim Goldstein@jimgoldstein
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:43:08
  9. eclipse over Pacific ocean #solar #eclipse #sanfrancisco #2012 http://pic.twitter.com/Oq3XDp6C
    Karissa Hosek@karissa_lynne
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    Mon, May 21 2012 02:08:58
  10. Annular Solar Eclipse. 20 May 2012
    kamarie65
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    Sun, May 20 2012 23:38:36
  11. Better picture of eclipse from Berkeley, CA (courtesy of my astronomer daughter) http://pic.twitter.com/6btAM9dj
    Bob Williams@kemo_sabe48
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    Sun, May 20 2012 20:05:10
  12. Solar #eclipse in Sf http://pic.twitter.com/HdhTUxTo
    Emiliano Pasqualetti@pasqualetti
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:29:40
  13. My photo of the eclipse from Dimond Park Oakland. http://pic.twitter.com/fbED2S2i
    Eric H. Peterson@epocenter
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:31:06
  14. Here is once of the pictures from the block party/ solar eclipse today! So much fun! http://pic.twitter.com/YsDXgahc
    Daniel DeLage@AstroDeLage
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:22:12
  15. Getting some nice shots of the #eclipse through the fog http://pic.twitter.com/2H13dYRu
    Mike Doeff@mdoeff
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:20:43
  16. Solar Eclipse 5/20/12 http://pic.twitter.com/9wSWGFrU
    Christopher@Pearl_Habr
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:50:55
  17. fonzzi's photo instagr.am/p/K3xdHWEgOG/ via @instagram #eclipse2012 #eclipse #california
    Alfonso Castellanos@Alfonsocf
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:19:12
  18. Annular eclipse from Vallejo - 1/6400 @ f20 http://pic.twitter.com/fEL7gyTA
    Jay Hipps@jayhipps
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    Sun, May 20 2012 19:26:11
  19. Peak eclipse from San Francisco Bay Area. http://pic.twitter.com/rxWLZEHL
    Weather Underground@wunderground
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:37:18
  20. Just a sliver now of the annular eclipse 7/8ths http://pic.twitter.com/edKVAWYA
    Hannah Goh@momntwins
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:26:14
  21. C C eclipse http://pic.twitter.com/M97mKeqd
    George J Lee@GeorgeJLee
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:28:03
  22. Here comes the ring of fire... #eclipse #Hipstamatic #LuciferVI #BlacKeysBW http://pic.twitter.com/bjWBVxl4
    Sheri Lucas@LEED_lady
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:23:55
  23. The eclipse happening right now! http://pic.twitter.com/lwcG4txP
    Pete Castelli@fattirefanatic
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    Sun, May 20 2012 18:18:17
  24. RT @RichieInTheCity: And here's the sun and moon now, in San Francisco area. #MakerFaire #eclipse twitpic.com/9ngytw
    Naomi Litvin@nlitvin
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    Sun, May 20 2012 17:45:15
  25. Annular eclipse projected from 9x63 binocs in San Jose. #eclipse http://pic.twitter.com/QLcfmiBR
    Mike T. Miller@mikemiller
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    Sun, May 20 2012 17:38:09

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