The McPartlin's setup on Camino Cielo.

Tony, Joan and Pat catching some rays on Camino Cielo.

Pat McPartlin checks out first contact.

Chuck McPartlin's montage. C9 with Thousand Oaks solar filter. Color print film.

Dean Mars eclipse image from Montecito. Televue 101 with Baader solar filter and imaged with a Nikon CP950.

Jim Williams' shot from Lompoc. Taken through a C8 with Kodak 400 print film and a Thousand Oaks solar filter.

Tony Galvan's image through a C90 with a 2X converter. Thousand Oaks solar filter and Fujicolor 100.

From Laurence Harms up Mt. Calvary way:

Equipment - 90mm Celestron C90, 1000 mm f/11 with an Olympus OM-1

camera on Fuji Superia ASA 400 at 1/500 sec. 07:40 PST.

Another shot from Laurence Harms up Mt. Calvary way:

Equipment - 90mm Celestron C90, 1000 mm f/11 with an Olympus OM-1

camera on Fuji Superia ASA 400 at 1/500 sec. 08:30 PST.

Craig Pater of Goleta captured these images with a Meade ETX90-EC and a Class A solar filter.

This shot by Craig shows the high clouds which added just a bit of mystery to the partial eclipse.

The Camino Cielo sun chasers wishing you a Merry Christmas.

Chuck McPartlin finally gets some scope time.

High clouds and military air traffic around the sun didn't hamper the viewing.