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2001
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

Kabompo, Zambia (Southern Africa)







red-dot indicates observing site in Western Zambia @Kabompo (xxx village on the bank of the Kabompo River)



Botswana sunset @Ihaha Camp in Chobe Nat'l Park, overlooking Chobe River (towards Namibia)



Water Buck (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Baby Elephant grazing (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



lion & prey (Cape Buffalo) in Chobe National Park, Botswana
[ the kill was made the previous night. I camped out only a few km away, along Chobe River (see sunset pic) ]



Marabou Storks (scavengers) lurking near lion & prey (Chobe National Park, Botswana)




2 impala wary of a lurking lioness (Chobe National Park, Botswana)




Fish Eagle (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Lilac Breasted Roller, the national bird of Botswana (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Hamerkop Nest, in Beobab tree (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Giraffe (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Monitor Lizard, along Chobe River (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Dead lioness, being eaten by crocodile (Chobe National Park, Botswana)



Dragonfly along the Kabompo River (Western Zambia)



canoeing with Jonathan Shindanyi (oarman) & Paul Makina (seated) on Kabompo River
[ near eclipse observation site ]



Victoria Falls @sunset (Livingstone, Zambia)




"in our language, we call the eclipse [ O foo qoo wacha lamba ]"
translation: night of the jungle
-- Western Zambian in village near Kabompo


Photo Atlas/Observations




1st contact -> TOTALITY (50mm lens)



OUTER CORONA [ 2D-3D ] @mid-totality, digital composite
[ note bright prominence on lower right ]

Agfa 120 format scans by Dave Kodama



Kodak TMAX 100 film
OUTER CORONA [ 2D-3D ] @3rd contact, *enhanced* digital composite
[ note Baily's Beads on left, bright prominence on lower right ]

Agfa 120 format scans by Dave Kodama

2nd Contact



Baily's Beads @2nd contact




Baily's Beads @2nd contact (crop)




closeup of prominence (note coronal loops)



3rd Contact



Diamond Ring @3rd contact




Diamond Ring @3rd contact (crop)




closeup of diamond ring & prominence




Baily's Beads

Baily's Beads @2nd contact

Baily's Beads @3rd contact

Wide Angle Horizon



14mm wide-angle, just after 2nd contact
[ note the leading-edge of the umbra (curved outline, right of the sun) ]



16mm fish-eye, just before 3rd contact
[ note the lightening towards NW area: sun-towards-horizon (behind the trailing edge of umbra) ]



7.5mm circular-fisheye, just prior to 3rd contact
[ note the lightening towards NW area: sun-towards-horizon (behind the trailing edge of umbra) ]



2nd contact! (20mm lens) ...start of a glorious eclipse...
[ note the curved boundary to right of sun: this is the leading edge of the umbra ]



mid-totality (20mm lens)
[ very deep exposure: note the extent of the outer corona ]



3rd contact! (20mm lens) ...end of a glorious eclipse...
[ note the curved boundary to left of sun: this is the trailing edge of the umbra ]



TOTALITY -> 4th contact (35mm lens)


Observation Site



amused onlooker viewing the foreigner & his equipment, crossing the Kabompo River

main tracking platform: 2 corona cameras + prominence camera

observation site, viewed from island

loading equipment (200 lbs total) into canoe

equipment crossing the Kabompo River

curious villagers at my site, after eclipse

ox cart transport (from river, to observation site)

curious onlooker, on return river crossing

curious onlookers, on our way to Kabompo

Mr. Katombo, owner of restaurant in Kabompo

visitor at restaurant

husband & wife, @Kabompo river-crossing

woman at Kabompo River, cleaning & getting water

ECLIPSE VIDEO

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2nd contact, Horizon Video

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3rd contact, Horizon Video

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ECLIPSE DATA


note: sample times are at 30 sec intervals




Temperature vs Time (starting at 1st contact)





Light vs Time (starting at 1st contact)


Acknowledgement

Thanks to the following people, who advised me on the TI CBL Data Logger:

• Dr. James Huddle (US Naval Academy/Physics Dept)
• Richard Taylor (The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX)
• Rick Sorensen (Vernier Instruments)

NOTE: come back until July 15, for MORE images/video/time-lapse movies


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:


Many THANKS to many people who assisted me in my eclipse expedition:

• Chikonga Devon Gwaba (U. of Arizona alumni)
  for advice on Zambia (email & phone), Lusaka meeting on 6/15
  
  
  Chikonga meeting me, at ZASTI registrar office
  
  
• ZASTI (Zambia Air Service Training Institute)
  home-base for expedition
  Lucas Banda (accountant) & xxxxx (head)
  Evans Lampi (Univ of Zambia/Physics Dept): assistance in reservations
  
  
  Lucas Banda & xxxx in ZASTI registrar office (Daniel Fischer on left, taping!)
  
  
• Lt. Col. Davies Ngambi (Meteorological Center, Lusaka)
  for 2 weather briefings (6/15 & 6/18) & weather report to my Iridium sat-phone (via Dr. Jay Pasachoff)
  
  
  Lt. Col. Davies Ngambi in his office, for 6/15 weather briefing
  
  
• Jay Anderson (Environment Canada)
  weather briefings prior to eclipse, via email
  
  
• Zungulila Zambia (4x4 car-hire)
  good rates on a Toyota Land Cruiser MX
  David Linehan (agent) & Greyson Sulu (driver)
  

  ferry crossing to Botswana (Chobe River)

  Greyson Sulu & his S. African friend

• Doris Kofi (2001 Solar Eclipse Secretariat) & Albert Sementi (Zambia Revenue Authority, Customs)
  
  
• town of Kabompo, village of xxxx
  Davies Samakati (immigration officer): local arrangements
  Jonathan Shindanyi, Paul Makina, Michael Katiki, Dick Kambole (local farmers): local site support & guides
  Deborah Lein (American CMD/Christian Mission for Deaf volunteer, teaches mathematics & xxxx at Kabompo): planning logistics
  

  morning of eclipse: Mr. Sulu (driver), Paul Makina, Michael Katiki, Jon Shindanyi (left to right)

  Paul Makina's relatives (incl mother)

  
  
  Deb Lein discussing condition of roads with Greyson Sulu
  
  Lingford Katombo (owner of xxxx restaurant in Kabompo ): planning logistics, good food
  
  
• Jon Kern (Caltech/LIGO): advice on optical instrumentation
  
  
• Dave Kodama Agfa 120 format scans
  
  
• Venus Safaris (Botswana safari operator)
  excellent 1-day safari tour of Chobe National Park w/overnight-camping
  Shiloh (driver)
  
  
  Shiloh in front of Toyota Landcruiser
  
  
• Solar Eclipse Mailing List (SEML) members
  Eric Pauer: weather report emails to my Iridium satellite phone
  Max Lattanzi : discussion about optical equipment
  Gerald Foley: mapping info for Zambia
  Olivier Staiger: planning logistics
  John Leppert: planning logistics
  Daniel Fischer: planning logistics, ZASTI strategy meeting on 6/14
  John Hopper: planning logistics, Iridium sat-phone
  Peter Tiedt: travel in Zambia
  Joel Moskowitz, Harvey Wasserman: backup sites in Zambia
  Dr. Fred Espenak (GSFC): eclipse predictions, eclipse exposure table
  Dr. Jay Pasachoff (Williams College): weather report emails to my Iridium satellite-phone, planning logistics
  

  Williams College group at Hotel Intercontintental (2nd floor roof, observation site)

  Dr. Jay Pasachoff talking with his group

  
  Dr. Glenn Schneider (Univ. of Arizona) : planning logistics, weather report from Lower Zambezi Nat'l Park (via sat-phone)
  Dr. Barrie Jones (Open University, UK): shadow bands recording
  

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RELATED ECLIPSE LINKS


Land Expeditions

• Dr. Serge Koutchmy's expedition report, from Angola
• Daniel Fischer's German group, observed from northern Kafue Park
• Expedicion Saros 2001, a Spanish report from Kafue Park (nice website)
• Olivier Staiger's post live-webcast report, observed from Lusaka
• Max Lattanzi (UNESCO) expedition to Chisamba, Zambia (excellent video)
• African-Eclipse.com, excellent site from Germany
• Jon Kern's observation group in Lusaka
• Williams College eclipse expedition to Lusaka
• Richard Bareford/Eclipse Edge Expeditions, still pictures
• Richard Bareford/Eclipse Edge Expeditions, video of Baily's Beads near Southern Limit
• Stig Linander's report from Madagascar
• solar eclipse from Angola
• SOLIPSE festival north of Lusaka, Zambia
• Eclipse 2001 (Italian group)

Solar Science Links

• NASA Eclipse Bulletin for the 2001 June 21 total solar eclipse
• Fred Espenak's Eclipse Home Page at the NASA/GSFC Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum

Media Reports

• CNN Africa solar eclipse article
• Science@NASA 2001 solar eclipse article
• ESA Science 2001 solar eclipse article
• MSNBC 2001 eclipse article
• Space.com 2001 eclipse article index

WEBCASTS

• LIVE webcast by Live-Eclipse.org (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar)
• LIVE webcast by Olivier Staiger from Lusaka (Hotel Intercontinental)
• LIVE webcast by SolarEclipseAfrica from Zambia, Zimbabwe
• LIVE webcast from Zambia by Exploratorium

Miscellaneous

• African Wildlife Foundation

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