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This was a day eagerly waited throughout Europe - a possibility to see a
total solar eclipse. The 100% line didn't go over Geneva, so Bjoern Schwentker got an
idea to organize a bus trip near Strasbourg, France. The places were
sold out pretty quickly, and early on the Wednesday morning 11.8. two
buses filled with summer students set out for the trip.
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The departure was at 4.00 am, it was still dark.
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After about six hours of driving (and only one short break) we were
stuck in a traffic jam, we weren't the only ones that wanted to see
the eclipse. About an hour later (11 am) the sun started slowly to get
covered by the moon. As we were still on the bus, people rushed to the
windows to see something.
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At noon we had gotten off the motorway and stopped at a little village
called Stutzheim-Offenheim in Alsace. The sky had been covered by clouds,
but just perfectly there was a hole at this point. People started to set
up their cameras to be ready for the event.
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Yep, although this looks very much like moon, it is the sun
photographed through the safety glasses. About 25 minutes before the
"real thing".
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Whoa, closing up. Of course we all had safety glasses, Sami and Virve
enjoying the view here.
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People gathered on this small grass field to wait. Look at the sky in
the background - not many holes in the cloud coverage!
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Bjoern, the main organizer of the trip.
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Two minutes. It was already a lot darker.
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This is it. Sorry for the picture, it tells you practically
nothing. In reality the sky was beautiful dark blue and the corona
around the sun was simply magnificent!
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Copyright Arto Teräs
<ajt@iki.fi> 1999.
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Last update 13.8.1999
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