August 11, 1999 total solar eclipse
The following are photographs of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
were taken from the grounds of the Hotel Marina in Balatonfüred, Hungary
(46° 56´.848 N, 17° 52´.869 E).
The photographs were taken using a Minolta X-700 camera body and a Questar
700 mm, f/8 mirror lens on
Kodak
Select Series Royal Gold 100 Film.
A Questar solar filter was used when photographing the partial phases.
No filter was used during totality.
An exposure time of
1/500 sec. was used for
the photographs of the partial phases.
A wide range of exposure times were used to photograph totality from
1/500 sec. through
1 sec.
The photographs of totality are in generally increasing order of exposure
time.
The digital images below were scanned from the negatives.
