e-clipse (i-klips') n.  The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.

 

 

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Total Eclipse Of The Sun

Chisamba, Zambia, Africa  June 21, 2001

Local Circumstances (Approximate)
Latitude 15d 0m 19s S;   Longitude 28d 10m 34s E;   Elevation 2,100m
Time is GMT +2 Hours
Totality Duration 3m 32s

1st Contact 11:41:58 UT (1:41:58 PM Local)

2nd Contact 13:09:30 UT (3:09:30 PM Local)

Max Eclipse 13:11:16 UT (3:11:16 PM Local)

3rd Contact 13:13:02 UT (3:13:02 PM Local)

4th Contact 14:27:14 UT (4:27:14 PM Local)

Partial phase photography equipment:

Nikon CoolPix 990 w/ 3x Tele-converter; 345mm at f/11; Electronically Set At ISO 200

Totality phase photography equipment:

Nikon 8008s w/ 50-500 Zoom and 2x Tele-converter; 1000mm at f/12; ISO 200 Slide Film

Wide angle photography equipment:

Nikon 8008 and Multifunction Back w/ 17mm Wide Angle at f/11; ISO 200 Slide Film.    All Automated, 7 Sets of 5 Bracketed 1ev Exposures, 1m 10s apart Starting 2 Minutes Before Totality (shutter speeds un-recorded).

 

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1st Partial Phases Mid 1/60s

1st Partial Phases Late 1/60s

1st Partial Phases Crescent 1/30s

2nd Partial Phases Early 1/60s

2nd Partial Phases Mid 1/60s

2nd Contact Chromosphere 1/500s

Inner Corona 1/60s

Inner Corona 1/15s

Corona 1/2s

3rd Contact Diamond Ring 1/500 s

1 Minute Before Totality

Wide Angle View

Beginning Of Totality

Shadow Approaching From West (Lower Left Corner)

1 Minute Into Totality

Slightly Lighter In The West

2 Minutes Into Totality

Lighter In The West As Shadow Moves To East

Set Up In Field

Totality and Jupiter

Composite Image

Composite Image

 

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