Africa 2001

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

Total Eclipse Of The Sun

North of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, Africa December 4, 2002

Local Circumstances (Approximate)
Latitude 22d 5m S; Longitude 29d 58m E; Elevation (not recorded)
Time is GMT +2 Hours
Totality Duration 1m 22s (Approximate)

1st Contact 5:11:41 UT (7:11:41 AM Local)

2nd Contact 6:18:00 UT (8:18:00 AM Local)

Max Eclipse 6:18:41 UT (8:18:41 AM Local)

3rd Contact 6:19:22 UT (8:19:22 AM Local)

4th Contact 7:35:00 UT (9:35:00 AM Local)

Digital photography equipment:

Nikon CoolPix 995 using eyepiece projection with a 40 mm Plossl eyepiece through a Takahashi Fluorite FC-60E 60mm refractor on a Takahashi TeeGul Sky Patrol II mount. Electronically set on f/10 and electronically Set At ISO 100

35 mm photography equipment:

Nikon N90s and a MF-26 Multi-Control Back w/ 50-500 Zoom and 2x Tele-converter set to a 1000mm, also on the Takahashi TeeGul Sky Patrol II mount. Aperture f/12; ISO 200 Slide Film

Wide angle photography equipment:

Nikon 8008s and 35mm f/3.8; ISO 200 Slide Film.

Below are the images from the digital photography equipment.

Click on thumbnail images below for larger image.