The Solar Eclipse 1999 From Hungary

EurAstro Team Szeged I (Manfred Rudolf, Alfred Jakoblich, Franz Michlmayer, Carmen Ortega)

Further Eclipse Pictures

Eclipse sequence with Venus (near the left border) and Mercury (in the lower right corner)

(50 mm f/2.8, Fuji Velvia. Partial phases: 1/60 sec. with "Black Polymer" filter; totality 1/2 sec without filter.)

Eclipsed Sun and Venus

(50 mm f/2.8, Ektachrome 400)

Approaching and receding lunar shadow

Approach of the lunar shadow. Shortly before totality, the lunar shadow approaches from northwest.

Receding lunar shadow. Some seconds after the end of totality, the lunar shadow recedes to the southeast.
(Lens 20 mm f/3.5)

Sun sickles under a tree

The numerous spaces between the leaves of the tree act like a pinhole camera and project sickle-like images of the partially eclipsed sun onto the ground. A white sheet of cloth has been used to improve visibility of the projected images.

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