Two Solar Eclipses seen from Turkey

29 Mar 2006, just after the start of the total eclipse, 1/2000 sec exposure. f=500mm f/8.

This eclipse was longer than in 1999 (4 min vs 2 min), i.e. the moon was bigger than the sun, hiding the whole chromosphere at mid-eclipse. Moreover, during solar minimum, the red prominences are smaller and fainter.

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