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EXPEDITION PHOTOS
(Being a scientist isn't just a career, it's an adventure):
Venus transit (June 8, 2004 - India)
Dust storm aftermath. Delhi.
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Hindu temple. Delhi.
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Computer Bazaar. Delhi.
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Lodi Park. Delhi.
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Shimla.
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Taj Mahal, Agra.
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Hybrid eclipse (April 8, 2005 - Panama)
Fellow observers.
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Panama canal.
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Black sand beach.
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A farmer hauling fruit.
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Baru volcano.
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Farm children on Baru volcano.
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Annular eclipse (October 3, 2005 - Spain)
At the observatory. Madrid.
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Near the Palace. Madrid.
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Street musicians. Madrid.
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Gran Via (Broadway). Madrid.
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Plaza de Cibeles. Madrid.
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Puerta de Europa. Madrid.
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Total eclipse (March 29, 2006 - Turkey)
Temple of Apollo. Side, Turkey.
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Blue Mosque. Istanbul.
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
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Cistern. Istanbul.
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Grand Bazaar. Istanbul.
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Tim interviewed for Turkish TV.
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Anular eclipse (September 22, 2006 - French Guiana)
The ESA/CNES space center.
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Launch Control Center.
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Ariane 4 launch pad.
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Downtown Cayenne.
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Devil's Island (in distance).
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Me on the Space Center roof.
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Lunar eclipse (March 3, 2007 - Rome, Italy)
The Roman Colosseum.
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The Forum ruins.
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The Trevi Fountain.
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The Roman Pantheon.
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View from the Vatican.
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On the roof of our hotel. Rome.
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Total eclipse (August 1, 2008 - Xi'an, China)
Forbidden City in Beijing.
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Great Wall near Beijing.
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Terracotta army outside of Xi'an.
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Li Jiang River near Guilin.
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Terrace farms in the Longji area near Guilin.
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On the roof of our hotel. Weinan.
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Annular eclipse (January 26, 2009 - Jakarta, Indonesia)
The skyline of Jakarta.
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One of the canals dug by the Dutch.
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Scooters!
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A slum near Jakarta.
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The infamous Krakatua volcano.
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In the field setting up.
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Total eclipse (July 22, 2009 - Wuhan, China)
Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower, first built in 223 CE.
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Looking south from the Yellow Crane tower.
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A popular pedestrian shopping area.
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A ferry crossing the Yangtze River.
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Testing under the Wuhan sweltering Sun.
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The crowd gathers for the eclipse.
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