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Full Solar Disk with Diamond Ring.  Each image is a composite of 2 hemispheres.  Taken at 1/125th of a second using a 94mm APO Refractor at f/27 using Fuji 100F pushed to 400.  Slides 18 & 28.& Slies 18 & 37 respectively.

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Second Contact.  Taken at 1/125th of a second using a 94mm APO Refractor at f/27 using Fuji 100F pushed to 400.  Slide 15  Third Contact-there is a hint of Corona in this image. 


Detached Prominence 

 

Prominence Close-up at the end of Second Contact.  Beads can also be seen to the right.  Taken at 1/125th of a second using a 94mm APO Refractor at f/27 using Fuji 100F pushed to 400.  Prominences enhanced and isolated from Corona. A "cork screw ejection" can be seen under the large detached Prominence.  See close up below.  Slide 18
 
Close up and darkened image of the detached Prominence to show deatail.



Bonus Observing
the Southern Sky
Taken  with a Pentax 6x7 camera with a 35mm f/4.5 Fisheye Lens, 8 minute exposure using Fujichrome 400F pushed to 800.   Taken from Hwange Park.  Photo taken by Greg Babcock and Mel Bartels.  Additional observing of the Southern Sky was done using various telescopes & binoculars brought by members of the tour including Mel Bartel's clever 6 inch Traveling Reflector.
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