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2002
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

Botswana/Zimbabwe/South Africa (Southern Africa)







map of eclipse track thru Southern Africa, by Peter Tiedt

eclipse expedition will observe at a location in Botswana/Zimbabwe/South Africa (chosen based on weather conditions)

8km east of Messina (Broekman Farm), along Limpopo River (border with Zimbabwe)


Preliminary Report
(update 12/17/02)

[ come back until 12/31/02) for further updates: photos, videos, time-lapse movies, panoramas, QTVR movies ]



solar corona (composite image)

[ thanks to Dave Kodama for 120 scans ]



solar corona (composite image), @3rd contact
[ note: mottling outside of corona is due to light clouds ]

[ thanks to Dave Kodama for 120 scans ]



mid-totality



2nd contact Baily's Beads



3rd contact Baily's Beads



collage of 2nd contact -> Totality -> 3rd contact



corona @2nd contact (800mm corona camera)



corona @3rd contact (800mm corona camera)



14mm rectilinear lens, mid-totality



collage of Totality: near 2nd contact -> mid-Totality -> near-3rd contact
NOTE: motion of shadow from left to right..(NorthWest to SouthEast)
left part-of-frame goes dark to light, right part-of-frame to light to dark



20mm wide-angle lens, mid-totality



collage of Totality: near 2nd contact -> mid-Totality -> near-3rd contact
NOTE: motion of shadow from left to right..(NorthWest to SouthEast)
left part-of-frame goes dark to light, right part-of-frame to light to dark



16mm full-frame fish-eye lens, mid-totality



collage of Totality: near 2nd contact -> mid-Totality -> near-3rd contact
NOTE: motion of shadow from left to right..(NorthWest to SouthEast)
left part-of-frame goes dark to light, right part-of-frame to light to dark



7.5mm circular fishe-eye lens, mid-totality



collage of Totality: near 2nd contact -> mid-Totality -> near-3rd contact
NOTE: motion of shadow from left to right..(NorthWest to SouthEast)
left part-of-frame goes dark to light, right part-of-frame to light to dark



Canon G1 digital camera, intervalometer mode


ECLIPSE VIDEO

NOTE: QuickTime Plug-in required (QuickTime 5 player preferred)


Narrow Angle Video


Wide Angle Video

horizon video, Wide Angle
Horizon Video (2nd to 3rd contact)

Click for QT Video

pan, Wide Angle
post 3rd contact, video 360 degree pan

Click for QT Video


Science Data








poster in Ken Maggett's office (head of anti-poaching unit, Kruger NP)


baboon crossing along paved road

hyena outside fence @caravan park (Kruger NP)

hungry Zimbabwean immigrants @TOTAL gas station (I gave them 20R for some food)

farm workers near Belfast (at end of my bush-camping trip, I gave them my unused food/drink leftover)

tree w/bean-like fruit

sickle-thorn bush (Kruger NP)

flower in Beobab tree (resembles pure-white solar corona)


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:



Many THANKS to many people who assisted me in my eclipse expedition:




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