Solar-Eclipse-2001

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Viewed from South Africa

Images
Top Image: Sequential image showing Bailey Beads and Diamond Ring.
All images shot at 1/125th of a second using Fuji 100F film pushed to 400 iso
taken through a 94mm Brandon APO Refractor.

Next Image: Diamond Ring composite.

Above Image: Close up of Prominences.

Lower Image: Bonus Observing of the Southern Sky
Taken with a Pentax 6x7 camera with a 35mm f/4.5 Fisheye Lens,
8 minute exposure using Fujichrome 400F pushed to 800.

Fringilla Farms, Lusaka, the Eclipse viewing location

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	Bonus Observing of the Southern Sky


	Travel & the Aviation Experience

Total Solar Eclipse

June 21st, 2001, Africa

Eclipse Day & Equipment used

Fred Espenak, Me (Greg Babcock) and Mel Bartels with 94mm Brandon APO Refractor. Telescope mounted on a GM8 Losmandy Equatorial Mount. This mount was approximately 10 pounds lighter than the previously used GM11 (photo courtesy of Barbara Bajec). (right image courtesy of Fred Espenak).

With the NASA group

Greg (not me) re-living the Eclipse

The South African Airline 747-400 & other Aircraft

How we got to our Destination and back Home.

Sal Island
Right Image: A rare view of the Aircraft one travels on. Our South African Airlines
747-400 In-rout from Atlanta. Temporarily disembarking for a fuel stop at Sal Island. The Airport Terminal reminded me of an old Greyhound Bus Station.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Airport Right Image: Arrival to Victoria Falls as part of the tour. We disembark from our chartered DC-9, The aircraft on the tarmak is a first generation 737-200, a plane developed in 1967,

Right Image: Our Chartered DC-9-30 Jet. (Click Image for Hi-Res Image)

On the way Home Right Image: Yet Another rare view of the Aircraft we traveled on. We were invited to the cockpit of the South Africa Airlines 747-400.

On the way
Home
Right Image: It is a long flight and is part of a series of flights to get to and from our destination. Many of us concregated toward the rear of the cabin to stretch our legs. This is a view out the back of the plane as we travel East toward New York with the rising Sun behind us.