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22-JUL-2009 Larry A. Stevens

2nd contact

The last vestige of the solar surface is nearly obscured here at 2nd contact. So little of the chromosphere is visible because of the discrepancy between the the large (apparent) size of the Moon compared to the small (apparent) size of the Sun.

(July 2009 269 edited - crop 2.jpg)

Nikon D300
1/1600s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jul-2009 21:25:54
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1667 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent400
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