The Midnight Solar Eclipse of 1 June, 2011, in Sweden
First contact of the Midnight Solar Eclipse / Karesuando / Gote Flodqvist  

 

 

I had to go to the most northern part of Sweden to watch this partial eclipse of the Sun. Close to the village of Karesuando, there is a mountain Kaarevaara, accessible via a dirt road. It has a 360 degree clean horizon miles, miles away. No trees, no mosquitos, no wind and Midnight Sun!
Max phase of the Midnight Solar Eclipse / Karesuando / Gote Flodqvist  

 

 

 

The maximun phase. And the weather has improved. No thin, high clouds that were a worry in the beginning of the event.
Last contact of the Midnight Solar Eclipse / Karesuando / Gote Flodqvist  

 

 

 

 

The rim of the Sun was very colourful due to the low elevation of the Sun.
The pictures are captured with an afocally DSLR mounted to a birdspotting telescope.