In Darkness: Africa Eclipse 2001
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Totality in Zambia
by John Walker
Medium eclipse image: Slide 13
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Halving the exposure time shows streamers closer to the Sun. The human eye perceives a far greater range of intensity than photographic film. All of the phenomena which require separate exposures to highlight--prominences, streamers, inner and outer corona--are visible all at once when you observe an eclipse in person. That's why folks are willing to journey to the ends of the Earth to see one.

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by John Walker
July, 2001