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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)

Landscape/Wildlife Photos

wild orchid at Kazangula, Zambia (near Botswana border)

plant with bean-like fruit tree with bean-like fruit

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

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) ]

Fish Eagle (Chobe National Park, Botswana)

Monitor Lizard, along Chobe River (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)

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Photo Atlas/Observations

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

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 Kodama2nd Contact Baily's Beads @2nd contact (crop) closeup of prominence (note coronal loops) 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 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) ] mid-totality (20mm lens) [ very deep exposure: note the extent of the outer corona ] 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 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 Mr. Katombo, owner of restaurant in Kabompo ECLIPSE VIDEO NOTE: QuickTime Plug-in required (QuickTime 5 player preferred) 2nd contact, Horizon Video Click for QT Video 3rd contact, Horizon Video Click for QT Video INDEX: Eclipse Photos Wildlife Photos People/Culture Photos Landscape Photos Science Data Expedition Report Click HERE for a 1 page "splash presentation (w/music)" NOTE: come back until July 31, for MORE images/video/time-lapse movies 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 BACK to SOLAR ECLIPSE page BACK to '99 Solar Eclipse (Turkey) page BACK to '98 Solar Eclipse (Curacao) page BACK to MAIN page 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) photos & videos from Chisamba, Zambia (excellent video) Cees Bassa photos & report from Malambanyama, Zambia African-Eclipse.com, excellent site from Germany Shigemi Numazawa's eclipse report from Chisamba, Zambia Dr. Wolfgang Strickling's eclipse report from Zimbabwe Heinz Scsibrany's eclipse report from Lusaka Int'l Airport Thierry Legault's eclipse report from Angola Jon Kern's observation group in Lusaka Wendy Carlos eclipse page, veteran eclipse chaser & photographer & excellent corona images 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 Bill Kramer's report from Landless Corners, Zambia 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