By ttezel, Flickr:

When I traveled to see the total solar eclipse of 11th July 2010, I stayed in Oneroa village on the west coast of Mangaia, Cook Islands. On my first clear night in South Pacific, 7th July 2010, I was out to find clear areas to see the most of the southern skies. Oneroa and Mangaia in general has a lush green vegetation. There are not many clear areas where you can see most of the sky. This is how the sky looked from a relatively open area just outside Oneroa village.