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Total Solar Eclipse - December 2002
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A few minutes after First Contact484 viewsThe Moon is nibbling on the Sun.
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First Contact plus ~20 minutes487 viewsThe Moon is taking a bigger bite out of the Sun.
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A different view443 viewsAn early pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot, about 20 minutes after First Contact.
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Sunspots477 viewsThe Sun in this early-pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot is too big to fit into the frame, but the sunspots do show up well.
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First Contact plus ~30 minutes456 viewsAbout halfway through pre-totality.
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First contact plus ~45 minutes439 viewsAbout 3/4 through pre-totality.
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The Final Sliver438 viewsA few seconds before totality.
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Totality423 viewsTotality began at 7:41:20 and lasted for about 25 seconds.
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Corona Effects490 viewsSome trick of post-capture processing gave the corona a greenish ring. Don't ask me how that happened.
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Maximum Totality463 viewsWith a glorious corona.
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As good as it gets417 viewsThis image, captured near the end of totality, shows the rominences as well as the incipient diamond ring,
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End of Totality600 viewsI missed getting the diamond ring on this one, but you can see a hint of it at 7 o'clock.
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