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John Knott’s Total Solar Eclipse 1999 Observations

Eclipse 1999 Observations by John Knott
From Altmunster, Salzkammergut Region, Austria

John Knott in Altmuster, Salzkammergut Region, Austria for the Total Solar Eclipse of August 11th 1999


Total Solar Eclipse, 11th August 1999, taken by John Knott from Altmunster, Salzkammergut Region, Austria, using Pentax K 1000 SLR Camera, fitted with 300mm f8 lens. 1/1000th second.

1/1000th second

Image ©1999, John Knott

Total Solar Eclipse, 11th August 1999, taken by John Knott from Altmunster, Salzkammergut Region, Austria, using Pentax K 1000 SLR Camera, fitted with 300mm f8 lens. 1/500th second.

1/500th second

Image ©1999, John Knott

Total Solar Eclipse, 11th August 1999, taken by John Knott from Altmunster, Salzkammergut Region, Austria, using Pentax K 1000 SLR Camera, fitted with 300mm f8 lens. 1/250th second.

1/250th second

Image ©1999, John Knott

Images taken using a Pentax K 1000 and 300mm f8 lens.

All Images are © John Knott

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This entry was posted in Film photography, Solar, Total Eclipses and tagged From original LAS site on Saturday, 18th September 1999 by Gerard Gilligan.

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