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08-JUN-2004 Ernst Sch

First Contact

N47°26'22.3" / E 8°31'28.1" Alt.=1624ft / 495m

Um 07:20:21 Ortszeit hat der "Erste Kontakt" soeben stattgefunden.
Das schwarze Scheibchen, hat den Sonnenrand berührt. Wir sehen eine
kleine Scharte bei der 7-Uhr-Position am Sonnenrand.

Moments after the "First Contact" at 05:20:21 UTC. Look at
the small dent or notch at the 7 o'clock position of the sun.
Picture taken through Zeiss 1200/150mm APQ refractor with
Coronado H-alpha filter and ScopeTronix 40mm MaxVue eyepiece.
Afocal with T-adapter coupling. Sensitivity equivalent: 50 ASA.

Canon PowerShot G2
1/100s f/4.0 at 21.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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