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The following images are of astronomical events such as eclipses, occultations, or conjunctions. Live and same day images are typically video frames which were captured with a Quantum Leap Snap Magic frame grabber devices were provided to some members of the staigerland.com eclipse webcast project, courtesy of the manufacturer.
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27 January, 1999 Occultation of Aldebaran
| These 384 x 288 pixel JPEG image are of the 27 January, 1999 occultation of Aldebaran by the moon, as observed from Sun City, Arizona. The last three characters of the file name indicate local time, to the closest minute or so. The close up images were shot with a JVC GR-SZ7 camcorder and home made 3x converter lens. |
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| o1990054.jpg The star Aldebaran just before it is occulted by the moon. |
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| o1990055.jpg The moon a few seconds later, after it covered the star. |
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23 February, 1999 Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter
| These 450 x 360 pixel JPEG image are of the close 23 February, 1999 conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, as observed from Sun City, AZ. |
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| c299d2k.jpg Venus and Jupiter, photographed during daylight from Sun City, AZ at 14:20 local time with a Vernonscope 9.4 cm f/7 refractor, the 1.6x Barlow lens in the Versacorp VersAgonal, and a Vivitar 2x teleconverter. This and the following images of this event are cropped slightly. Close up video was also captured using the afocal method (where the camcorder is pointed into the telescope eyepiece) with a Vernonscope 94 mm f/7 refractor, 32 mm eyepiece, and the 1.5x Barlow lens in the Versacorp VersAgonal. |
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| c299e2k.jpg Venus and Jupiter, photographed during evening twilight at 20:20 local time with a Vernonscope 9.4 cm f/7 refractor, the 1.6x Barlow lens in the Versacorp VersAgonal, and a Vivitar 2x teleconverter. 1.5 seconds at f/20 on ISO 1000 color negative film. |
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| test2tm.jpg (c299e1c) Venus and Jupiter, photographed during evening twilight with a zoom lens set at 120 mm. (Unrelated test image currently shown.) |
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18 April, 1999 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Aldebaran
| This 384 x 288 pixel JPEG image is of the 18 April, 1999 conjunction of the moon, Aldebaran, and Venus. The last three characters of the file name indicate local time, to the closest minute or so. |
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28 July, 1999 Partial Lunar Eclipse
| These 384 x 288 pixel JPEG images are of the 28 July, 1999 partial lunar eclipse. The last three characters of the file name indicate local time, to the closest minute or so. The video images were shot with a JVC GR-SZ7 SVHSC camcorder and a home made 3x telephoto converter lens. |
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| e7990332.jpg Beginning of umbral phase of lunar eclipse. |
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| e7990430.jpg Maximum eclipse. 1/250 second gating on CCD. |
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| e7990440.jpg Maximum eclipse. One second integration, showing the part of moon inside the earth's umbra. |
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| These 384 x 288 pixel JPEG images are of the 11 August, 1999 Total Solar Eclipse. The last three characters of the file name indicate local time, to the closest minute or so. |
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| xxx1.jpg Lunar umbra 2 minutes prior to totality. |  |
| xxx2.jpg Lunar umbra 1 minute prior to totality. |  |
| xxx3.jpg Totality |  |
| xxx4.jpg Lunar umbra 1 minute after totality. |  |
| xxx5.jpg Lunar umbra 2 minutes after totality. |
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Steps to a Successful Eclipse Expedition, by Jeffrey R. Charles
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© Copyright 1999 Jeffrey R. Charles. All Rights Reserved.
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Document created: 22 March, 1998
Last modified: 18 April, 1999