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Date: 11th of August 1999
Mission: To see the last Full Eclipse of the Sun of the
millennium.
Tools: A car, three friends (Cengiz Akguc, Osman Tari,
Metin Sahin), two cameras, a few lenses, two tripods, two special
Sun filters, and some special glasses.
Start: 03:00 Istanbul
Target: 12:00 Kastamonu
Finish: 23:30 Istanbul
Photos by: Murat AYTUN
Posted: 14th of August 1999
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WHERE
IN TURKEY?
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THE
TEAM PICTURES
The Team in Safranbolu
From left to right: Metin, Osman, Cengiz, Murat (Me) |
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Up in the hill near "Oyrak Gecidi", 27 km north of Kastamonu.
Waiting for the eclipse. |
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Cengiz at the controls |
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Cengiz showing the eclipse to the villagers |
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ECLIPSE
PICTURES
Click on the pictures to enlarge
Notes on photos:
The time when the eclipse started was approx. 13:00. The full
eclipse was at 14:23
The reason why the colors are different is that two different
colored filters were used.
Large lens is 500 mm, smaller lens is 200 mm
The shutter speed setting with the sun filter is 30-60, without
the filter (during the full eclipse) is 1.1 sec. on long exposure
setting.
No filter is used for the last 9 photographs |
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ECLIPSE
RESULTS
1) Mission accomplished! Seeing is believing!
2) It does not get fully dark until the last thin strip of light
is hidden away (until picture # 13) Then, it get dark in about
2-3 seconds.
3) Stars come out during the full eclipse, but the horizon is
not dark!
4) Birds stop singing.
5) The sun rose from the west for the first time!
6) Clouds become red when the full eclipse is over, just like
the sun rise (even though the sun was at the top of the sky
- with minimum atmospheric effects)
7) Birds start to sing again.
Other results:
1) 1154 km traveled in total 14 hrs of driving.
2) Been able to see a beautiful landscape: Karadeniz (Black
Sea) region of Turkey.
3) 57 good shots of photographs out of 74.
4) Had the opportunity to see the hospitality of the Turkish
villagers.
Losses:
A flat tire, unusable - had to buy a new one!
Lots of cash! Well worth it!!!!
Next mission is accomplished!!!!
29th of March 2006, Antalya Türkiye...
Been there, done that!...
2006 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE PAGE
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Special thanks to:
Cengiz Akguc: For helping with the map and finding the perfect
spot.
Cem Yak: For letting me use his camera and tripod for the main
pictures.
Hakan Hatipoglu: For providing the tele-lens for the main pictures.
Bogazici University web site:
For tips for taking photographs of the eclipse.
Sayisalgrafik.com:
For the map they created, which helped us find the exact spot.
Erol fotografcilik(Besiktas / Istanbul): For the prints.
Osman and Metin: For coming with me! |
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