Total Solar Eclipse    21 June 2001

 

Data and Maps

 

Observation place*

 ca 500 m ca east from

  International Airport Lusaka

 S  15o 19' 31.7"

 E  28o 26' 52.7"

 altitude  1149 m  

 

Eclipse time**

 1st contact    13:42:01

 2nd contact    15:10:04

 3rd contact    15:13:34

 4th contact    16:27:09

 totality           3:30

 

Sun location

 1st contact   44o above horizon

 totality      31o above horizon

 4th contact   17o above horizon

 

Sun Photography

 mirror reflex camera,

 lense 420 mm (210x2 mm),

 color film 200 ASA

 partial phase 1/1000 s, f 4.5-11

 diamond ring 1/1000 s, f 4.8-8

 prominences 1/250-1/1000, f 8

 corona 1/60-1 s, f 8

 

*

Data from Max Schwendenwein (12-channel GPS)

**

Data from Prof. Maria Firneis, Institute of Astronomy, University Vienna,

local time (equivalent to summer time in Central Europe)

 

These pictures were generated with software Win-Eclipse developed by Heinz Scsibrany.

Information about Win-Eclipse, several reports and very nice pictures on his homepage.

 

 

 

 

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