Annular Eclipse in Braganca

We headed up north earlier this month, our first real trip within Portugal since arriving here in February. Leaving Momo the Cat in the safe hands of some girls in our apartment building, we drove off into Tras-os-Montes, or "beyond the mountains" (also known as Terra Fria, or the cold lands)!

The main purpose of this little adventure was to see an annular eclipse that crossed northern Portugal, Spain, and then Africa. We had a good few days, taking our time and visiting a few out-of-the-way places on the way.

Here's our projection of the eclipse through binoculars onto a sheet of paper. Our selected viewing spot was Braganca Castelo, high above the town and very medieval in aspect. (People still live in tiny houses that appear almost like lean-to structures around the walls.)

And there's the full eclipse. It got dark, but not that noticably. (We assume our eyes adjusted gradually; there was no sudden change.) It also got cold -- and that was very noticable! From a warm, even hot, morning it turned quite cold.

To prove it, there's Megumi looking very wrapped up!!