A composition of the total solar eclipse taken from Jalu, Libya. The dynamic range of an eclipse is to large to be captured by a single shot. A single photo would show part of the eclipse (protuberance, chromosphere or corona) and then either underexpose or overexpose the rest. By taking a series of photo's at different exposures, a combination can be made such as these, giving a better impression of what the eye perceives.

The north and south pole of the corona are easily visible because this image was taken at a solar minimum, and the corona was quit enough for the small lines of the poles to be visible. This is the same effect that is visible when throwing some iron powder on a magnet, the magnetic lines become visible. Likewise, the corona is shaped according to the magnetic field of the Sun, which at this time shows a beautiful butterfly-like shape.