Sky during totality
This picture was taken by my younger daughter Zdena using a wide-angle lens with 28 mm focal
length. The eclipsed Sun is about 0.3 mm across in the film frame. The Minolta X-700
camera was set to the automatic exposure mode. The film speed was set to 200 ASA, instead of
the nominal value of 400 ASA, to ensure that the film would handle the extreme contrasts. Besides the
eclipsed Sun the planet Venus is clearly visible.
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| Image | Se1999n_sky.jpg |
| Date | 11. 08. 1999 |
| Time | Second contact 10:50:37 UT, third contact 10:53:00 UT
Total eclipse duration 2 min 23 s |
| Place | Hungary, 2 km SSE from Németkér village |
| Coordinate | N 46° 41' 36'', E 18° 47' 14'' |
| Conditions | Excellent, clear sky. (Solar altitude 59° above horizon) |
| Optics | Minolta 2.8/28mm |
| Camera | Minolta X-700 |
| Film | Agfacolor HDC 400 Plus |
| Software | Sofo ACC 5.0 Scientific Image Analyzer |
| More info | Complete set of processed images and animation including many texts about Sun and solar eclipses was published on multimedia CD: Miloslav Druckmüller, Journey to Solar Eclipse, AION and WOLF RECORDS, 2000 |
| Copyright | © 1999 Zdena Druckmüllerová |
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Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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