The Black Sun: Eclipse '99

Eclipse '99 (3937 bytes)

The Black Sun: Eclipse '99

Summary in Pictures

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Projected image of the Sun prior to First Contact

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First Contact

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Clouds blocked out direct sunlight between these two images

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The Sun emerges from cloud just in-time!

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NB: I did not risk looking directly at the Sun prior to totality, I viewed the sun via the screen on the digital camera.

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Seconds before totality - and still surprisingly light

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THE BLACK SUN

Here we have it, Second Contact, totality and the Corona appears - a stunning sight.

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Venus is clearly visible

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Third Contact - the diamond ring effect

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Crescent shaped shadows projected through leaves

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Well on the way to Fourth Contact





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Eclipse '99 (3937 bytes)