The August 1st, 2008 eclipse was a good one... that is if you were lucky enough to be in Russia or China at the time. While not visible to the US, NASA does have some pictures of the eclipse. Some of the best are shown below.
0615 UTC - Early contact. Note the prominence on the solar disk.
0710 UTC - Totality.
0717 UTC - Again, note the prominence on the edge of the disk.
A sequence of the entire event. Click to see the full-size picture.
Video of the event is also available here.
Images courtesy of: NASA
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