Partial Solar Eclipse July 30, 2000

2000-07-30 Sunday, 8:14 PM PDT (one minute past mid-eclipse at 8:13 PM)

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
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CAMERA : E990V1.0
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : P
SHUTTER : 1/126sec
APERTURE : F4.8
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f17.8mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : AUTO
SENSITIVITY : AUTO
WHITEBAL : AUTO
SHARPNESS : AUTO
DATE : 2000.07.30 20:14
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Solar Projected Image Camera Setup

The setup to view the solar eclipse included projecting the solar image on white cardboard with an Aetna Coligon 400 mm, f/6.3 camera lense and a 10 mm eyepiece. Photos of the projected image were taken with a Nikon 990 camera. In the below photo notice the clouds covering the top part of the Sun where the partial solar eclipe is occuring.

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