| Le
Soleil Noir - The Black Sun -
is the best way to describe the staggeringly beautiful sight of a total
eclipse of the Sun. At least that's how what my brother-in-law and I agreed shortly
after experiencing the last total eclipse of the millennium from the small French town of
Vouziers on August 11th 1999.
CLICK HERE to visit the Ville de
Vouziers website |
|
Map reproduced
with permission from the Ville de Vouziers
website |
| Above:
A view of the total eclipse as seen from Vouziers in France. Follow the links below
for more pictures. |
| I had known about this total eclipse for
many years. Ever since witnessing a partial eclipse as a youngster in the 1960's it
had always been my intention to attempt to experience totality. Until recently I had
intended to do this from Cornwall but scare stories of gridlock and rip-off persuaded me
to seek a change of venue! |
On this
site I have attempted to capture this awesome natural event. It is
focussed around the pictures that I took during the eclipse. I hope that it will
prove a memory jogger to those who also witnessed the event, an inspiration to others to
seek out future total eclipses as well being an educational resource. |
How was it for you?
Please use the
Guestbook to share your eclipse experiences or simple to leave your comments on this site! |
| It is fair to say that a considerable number of work
colleagues felt the trek to France for a two minute event to be rather mad. How
wrong they were as our group witnessed the experience of a lifetime! |
I hope you enjoy your visit!
CONTENTS BELOW |
Technical Note: Except where stated the photographs on this site were taken with a
Sony FD-71 digital camera.
Links
to recommended related sites on Eclipse Mania page |
