The 2013 solar eclipse was a "hybrid" eclipse, where the eclipse is annular at the ends of the eclipse track and total nearer the center of the eclipse track. For this eclipse, the track began in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North America and crossed Central Africa, ending in Somalia.

Diamond ring at second contact

Equipment: Sigma 400mm f/5.6 lens/fixed tripod/Nikon D300
F-ratio: f//8
Exposure: 1/2000 second
ISO: 200
Date: November 3, 2013
Location: Pokwero, Uganda

Chromosphere and prominences at second contact

Equipment: Sigma 400mm f/5.6 lens/fixed tripod/Nikon D300
F-ratio: f//8
Exposure: 1/500 second
ISO: 200
Date: November 3, 2013
Location: Pokwero, Uganda

Chromosphere and prominences at third contact

Equipment: Sigma 400mm f/5.6 lens/fixed tripod/Nikon D300
F-ratio: f//8
Exposure: 1/2000 second
ISO: 200
Date: November 3, 2013
Location: Pokwero, Uganda

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Equipment: Sigma 400mm f/5.6 lens/fixed tripod/Nikon D300
F-ratio: f//8
Exposures: 1/500, 1/125, 1/30, 1/8 second
ISO: 200
Date: November 3, 2013
Location: Pokwero, Uganda