The Solar Eclipse, August 11, 1999

 

 

 

View of partial solar eclipse from Madrid August

11. The moon covered about two-thirds of the sun

in Spain, which fell along the southern path

of the last solar eclipse of the millennium.

sp/Photo by Sergio Perez REUTERS

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The sun, partially eclipsed by the moon, breaks

Through heavy clouds over London August 11.

The total eclipse of the sun, the first to be seen

In England since 1927, was obscured along the

line of totality in southern England by clouds.

Ps/Photo by Paul Sanders REUTERS

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The total solar eclipse is shown over Great

Hungarian Plains (Puszta) in Bugac (90km south

from Budapest) August 11. The century's only

full eclipse, together with the Formula One

Hungarian Grand Prix on August 15, are

expected to attract a record of number of

tourists to Hungary. lb/Photo by Laszlo Balogh

REUTERS

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A man in the crowd raises his arms in celebration

as the total eclipse of the sun turns day into

night near the landmark St Michaels Mount in

Cornwall, August 11. Hundreds of thousands of

people from all over Britain converged on Devon

and Cornwall for the rare celestial event, which

was rendered invisible due to heavy cloud cover.

iw/Photo by Ian Waldie REUTERS

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The total solar eclipse over the Great Hungarian

Plains (Puszta) in Bugac (90km south from

Budapest) August 11.The century's only full

eclipse, together with the Formula One Hungarian

Grand Prix on August 15, are expected the

attract a record of number of tourists to

Hungary. lb/Photo by Laszlo Balogh REUTERS

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A partial eclipse of the sun is seen behind the

angel on top of Berlin's famous landmark

Siegessauele (Victory column) August 11. The

moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in

Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the

millenium. rkr/Photo by Reinhard Krause

REUTERS

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A multiple exposure shows a partial eclipse of the

sun behind the angel on top of Berlin's famous

landmark Siegessauele (Victory column) August

11. The moon covered about 90 percent of the

sun in Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the

millenium. rkr/Photo by Reinhard Krause

REUTERS

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A partial eclipse of the sun is seen behind a

weathercock in a cloudy sky over Minsk August

11. The moon covered about 75 percent of the

sun in the capital of Belarus.

vf/Photo by Vasily Fedosenko REUTERS

 

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The moon hides the sun at the begining of the

last total solar eclipse of the millennium August

11 in Bucharest, the only European capital placed

right in the path of the eclipse.

rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS

 

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A multiple exposure shows a partial eclipse of the

sun behind Berlin's famous landmark television

tower at the Alexander Place August 11. The

moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in

Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the

millenium.

fab/Photo by Fabrizio Bensch REUTERS

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A man using a toilet rim covered with a special

solar filter looks up into the sky to watch the

total solar eclipse in Torgny, southern Belgium,

August 11. Over 100,000 Belgians witnessed the

total solar eclipse in the south of the country.

nk/Photo by Benoit Doppagne REUTERS

 

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Employees of the VGZ health assurance company

wear eclipse glasses while watching the solar

eclipse outside their office in Nijmegen August

11. The company provided it's employees with

1200 eclipse glasses to ensure safety and

enjoyment during the eclipse.

fee/Photo by Fred Ernst REUTERS

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A traffic sign warns motorists not to stop on the

highway to admire the last solar eclipse of the

20th century in central France August 11. It was

the last total eclipse over western Europe until

2081.

jd/Photo by Robert Pratta REUTERS

 

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Parisians and tourists gaze skywards to admire

the last solar eclipse of the 20th century near the

Arc de Triomphe August 11. It was the last total

eclipse over western Europe until 2081.

jd/Photo by Jack Dabaghian REUTERS

 

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A view of the total solar eclipse over southern

Belgium in Torgny August 11. Over 100,000

Belgians and tourists witnessed last total solar

eclipse of the millenium in the south of the

country.

nk/Photo by Benoit Doppagne REUTERS

 

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The moon hides the sun at the beginning of the

last total solar eclipse of the millennium August

11 in Bucharest, the only European capital placed

right in the path of the eclipse. The two minutes

and 23 seconds total eclipse was observed by

thousands of people despite the clouds which

played cat and mouse with watchers.

rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS

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Combo picture of the partial solar eclipse as it

passes over Belgrade August 11. The moon

covered about 98 percent of the sun in Belgrade

during the last solar eclipse of the millennium.

im/Photo by Petar Kujundzic REUTERS

 

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A combination picture shows a partial eclipse of

the sun in Berlin August 11 showing the peak of

the eclipse (third from left) at 10:39 GMT. The

moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in

Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the

millenium. fab/Photo by Fabrizio Bensch REUTERS

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A multiple exposure shows the last total solar

eclipse in this millennium over the fortress of

Salzburg August 11. Thousands of people were

in the city of Salzburg to watch the event.

go/Photo by Leonhard Foeger REUTERS

 

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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi holds up a pair of

Special glasses as he views the last solar eclipse

of the millennium August 11 in front of the

Western Wall. In Israel, only 80 percent of the

Sun was covered by the moon, but in 2006

another eclipse will be visible in the Holy Land.

Jwh/Photo by Jim Hollander REUTERS

 

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The sun starts to appear behind the moon at the

end of the last total solar eclipse of the

millennium August 11 in Bucharest, the only

European capital placed right in the path of the

eclipse. The two minutes and 23 second total

eclipse was observed by thousands of people

despite clouds which played cat and mouse with

watchers. rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS

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Parts of Europe begin to darken as the moon's

shadow begins to pass over England (top L) at

10:10 GMT, nine minutes before totality in Devon

and Cornwall August 11. The image was taken by

the EUMETSAT meteorological satellite during the last solar eclipse of the millenium.

clh/HO-EUMETSAT REUTERS

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A Jordanian reflects the beginning of an eclipse of the sun on his hand in downtown Amman

August 11. In Jordan, air raid sirens wailed

across the Kingdom 12:15 p.m. to announce

one-hour countdown to the start of a partial

solar eclipse. aj/Photo by Ali Jarekji REUTERS

 

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A combination photograph of six pictures shows

the moon gradually blocking out sunlight to the

earth during a solar eclipse over Paris August 11.

This was the last total eclipse of the Sun over

western Europe until 2081.

km/jna/Photo by Jacky Naegelen REUTERS

 

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The solar eclipse passes over the ancient stone

circle monument at Stonehenge on Salisbury

plain August 11. The stones are thought to be

an ancient celestial calender and may also have

been used to predict when eclipses occured.

dc/Photo by Dan Chung REUTERS

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A photograph just a second before the moon

completely covers the sun with the last

sunbeams visible on the left side, also known as

Baily's Beads, taken near Neunkirchen some 50

km south of Vienna August 11. The last total

solar eclipse of this millennium attracted

thousands of spectators, causing traffic jam on

the streets in the zones of totality.

hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS

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The moon completely covers the sun near

Neunkirchen some 50 km south of Vienna

August 11. The last total solar eclipse of this

millennium attracted thousands of spectators,

causing traffic jams on the streets into the zones

of totality.

hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS

 

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A seagull flies next to the partial eclipse of the

sun seen over the sea in the Ukrainian Black Sea

resort of Yalta, August 11. The moon covered

about 90 percent of the sun in Yalta during the

eclipse.

yk/Photo by Gleb Garanich REUTERS

 

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Georgina Rojas, a Mexican tourist, stands in

front of the 4,500-year-old great pyramids of

Giza as she looks at the sun with special glasses

before the August 11 partial eclipsed of the sun.

The last solar eclipse of the 20th century swung

across Europe and the Middle East on Wednesday, giving millions of people their last

chance to witness one of nature's great

spectaculars. The eclipse began when the

shadow of the moon completely covered the sun

at 09:31 GMT off Canada's east coast near Nova

Scotia and started its 1,500 miles per hour

(2,400 kph) race across the Atlantic Ocean.

an/Photo by Aladin Abdel Naby REUTERS

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A group of women pray while taking a dip in the

Ganga river during the solar eclipse in the

eastern Indian city of Calcutta August 11. A solar

eclipse is considered inauspicious in Hindu

mythology and devotees pray and bathe in rivers

to clean themselves. An overcast sky prevented

people from viewing the eclipse in West Bengal

province. js/Photo by Jayanta Shaw REUTERS

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A Bulgarian tourist plastered with therapeutic

mud watches the solar eclipse as it passes over

the Black Sea city of Balchik, August 11. The

moon covered total the sun in northeast Bulgaria

for 146 seconds during the last solar eclipse of

the millenium. dd/Photo by Petar Petrov

REUTERS

 

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A photograph, taken just a second before the

moon completely covers the sun, with the last

sunbeams visible on the left side,is shown near

Neunkirchen some 50 km south of Vienna

August 11. The last total solar eclipse of this

millennium attracted thousands of spectators,

causing traffic jam on the streets into the zones

of totality.

hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS

 

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Hindu temples are silhouetted against a partially

eclipsed sun in Bombay, August 11. Millions of

people watched as 92 percent of the sun's

surface was obscured by the moon over the city.

sk/photo by Savita Kirloskar REUTERS

 

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