The majority of this total solar eclipse took place over the South Pacific Ocean. Viewing the eclipse was a challenge for many with the costs being high and options few. The path of totality passed over the Cook Islands (Mangaia), just south of Tahiti over a series of atolls, out to the open ocean, directly over Easter Island, and ending in South West Argentina at sunset.

Eclipse chasers were stationed along all those points. Here are some of their reports and pictures. Click on the images for a closer view.

Mangia - Member of the Cook Islands. Reports indicate that the total phase of the eclipse was obscured by the clouds. Partial phases were visible after 3rd contact.

Paul Gauguin Cruise Ship - (details with pictures) Over 300 eclipse chasers experienced mostly clear sky for the eclipse with scattered clouds that unfortunately obscured 2nd contact. A turn by the captain put us back into position with only a few small clouds (mostly transparent) darting by.
Alson Wong's images

Aranui Ship from Daniel Lynch - "I wasn't the least bit interested in photographing this eclipse after lugging the 600mm for the last 2 years. Instead I let a little digicam roll. True to form there was a bit of tension with the clouds right before totality but it all turned out well. Apologies for the sound of the wind blowing so hard. You can turn the volume down or you can keep it on to hear my impressions of the eclipse. I was so relaxed I didn't even bother to stand up for totality! YouTube Video Report & Photos from Rob Kaufman

Pacific Atolls - from Sheridan Williams - "Great success in Hikueru village with 4m 17s of totality. I have heard that those on the runway were less successful even though it was only 2 miles from the village."

Pictures from Hao by Martin Mobberley

from Terry Cuttle - "The eclipse was observed with generally clear skies from the southern end of Anaa, French Polynesia. About 40 people including locals and visitors made a 45 minute, 18 km pre dawn boat ride from the village towards the southern end of the island to set up on a beautiful sandy beach with shade and wind shelter from coconut palms and a gorgeous view across the lagoon towards the sun . Thin scattered clouds interrupted the partial phases only briefly but stayed clear for the 2 min 59 secs of totality. Thousands of crescents on the ground under the coconut palms during the partial phases. Stunning diamond ring before and especially afterwards. A most striking aspect was the strongly defined shadow bands clearly visible running along the white sandy beach for at least 2 to 3 minutes both before and after totality. By far the most strongly defined that I have seen at any eclipse. Those who observed from the village, or the nearby airstrip experienced more cloud, but I understand that they were still able to see totality through breaks in the cloud."

AstroExpeditions photos from the Polynesian Atolls of Anaa and Hikueru.

from Bertrand Teyssier - "Hao atoll offert a mix of experiences to eclipse-chasers. The day started with clear weather and only low clouds, but smaller dense clouds, pushed by strong high winds, came during the partial phase. In a true Hitchcock scenario, the nastier clouds of the day came just around totality! Those who stayed at the village or high school were deprived of totality after three seconds and a magnificient diamond ring. Those who had chosen to go North and observe from the airport or from Kaki pass enjoyed the full three minutes and a half of totality, with spectacular diamond rings at both ends, just in-between two passages of clouds. After the eclipse, uniformly clear blue sky became the order of the day."

Pictures and Reports from Takakoto Atoll by Joe Cali

Video from Tatakoto Atoll by Geoff Sims.

Pictures from Takakoto Atoll by Steve Mattan

EFLIGHT - An amazing run at 9.5 minutes of totality was achieved by Rick Brown and Glenn Schneider who partnered together to charter a jet liner and filled it with over 30 people. Leaving Papeete before sunrise they raced the shadow to a meeting place and then stayed under the umbra for over 9 and a half minutes - something that cannot be achieved on land.

Initial report
Picture by Fred Espenak
Article by Wire Magazine

Easter Island - Those that ventured to Easter Island were greeted with a clear view of the total solar eclipse amongst some of the most famous archeological ruins known. A rare chance and those that gambled won!
Picture library from Dave Kodama
Reported on SEML by PODGOR
Jay Pasachoff (totality images by Pasachoff)

Coast of Chile, El Calafate Argentina - sunset eclipses are a daring expedition as clouds often form near sunset and sunrise. It all depends on the winds. On this day the winds were in the favor of the eclipse chasers as indicated by the following reports.
Daniel Fischer (scroll down a bit for the eclipse pictures)
Nicole & Joerg Schoppmeyer

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