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EuRo Eclipse 99 in Images...
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August 1-16, 1999, Romania: On a mioritic land of the South-Eastern Europe, about 160 guests from abroad and other 70 hosts gathered together in seven different groups, to attend the last total Solar eclipse of the millennium...

This website pictures a little piece of their adventure at EuRo Eclipse 99. It is still open to any other contributions that are gladly accepted (as links to other sites or attached pictures) to remember our tours, meetings, observations...

The first part of the following images represent the four groups at EuRo Eclipse - Perseids 99 that joined SARM's camp at Voievozilor Hill in Targoviste. Any links or images (people or eclipse) from the other four tours will be welcome...

Welcome to SARM's Camp on Voievozilor Hill
The International Astronomical Meeting, Targoviste
The International Festival of Astro-Poetry, Targoviste
The Astronomical Showroom, Astro Art '99 Exposition, Targoviste
Trip to Ranca and Women's Cave

Eclipse Pictures at EuRo Eclipse 99
August 11, 1999: The Greatest Event, Bucharest...
Eclipse Celebration at "I.C. Bratianu" Cultural Centre, Stefanesti

Other Tours of EuRo Eclipse 99
Other Eclipse Pictures Taken in Romania


Welcome to SARM's Camp on Voievozilor Hill !

| Welcome to the camp! | The first information |
| Traditional popular dance | Welcome to "Perinita"... |
| Roger left his 4-star hotel... | On Voievozilor Hill |
| Dutch group in a meeting | Welcome to Dracula group |
| Romanian astronomical contest... |
| The third winner | The second winner | The big winner |


The International Astronomical Meeting on Aug 7-8th, Targoviste

| Participants at the meeting | Roger Tuthill sharing experience... |
| Ralph Chou's safe Solar observing... | Don Collins' flash spectra project |
| Posters at the Youth Hall in Targoviste | Our friends, Scania and Nicu |
| SARM's leaders presenting their activities... |
| SARM's observational network and the eclipse camps |
| Marcel Vonk and Dutch Youth Astronomical Association |
| Jeff Martoff and his dark matter |


The International Festival of Astro-Poetry, 7-8 Aug, Targoviste

| Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, the founder of the festival |
| Dutch youth artistic talents | Dan Mitrut, an artist of SARM... |
| Damien Simon, the astro-quizz professor... |
| Brains smoking for the prize... | And the big winners ! |
| Vicki Collins reciting American poetry | The special Ronnie Sebillo-Tibitz... |
| Elaine Scott, a professional pianist | Scottish music with Peter Scott ! |
| Happy Birthday to the Dutch Sikke ! |


The Astronomical Showroom, Astro Art '99 Exposition, Targoviste

| The showroom at Youth Hall in Targoviste |
| EuRo Eclipse 99 in mass media | Medals to remember the eclipse... |
| Valentin Grigore with the Romanian mass-media |
| Final tests for the Solar filters... |


Trip to Ranca and Women's Cave

| Trip in Parang Mountains | Romanian mioritic moment... |
On the peak of Papusa | Joyfull meeting at Ranca |
| Trip at "Pestera Muierilor" in Parang mountains |


August 11, 1999: The Greatest Event, Bucharest...

| Ugly clouds before the eclipse... | And a hot one hour before it ! |
| Robert Slobins and his seven cameras... | Looking to the eclipsed Sun |
| RASC Toronto Centre leaders | Half hour before the totality... |
| Vicky and the pinhole effect | Ronnie, Don and their experiment |
| Together with Roger Tuthill... | Family picture after the event ! |
| Celebrating the big event just seen ! |

The following pictures courtesy of Jeffrey Pedersen (US)
| Catalina, SARM's assistent | Damien looking to the Sun |
| Kevin's filming facility | Don preparing his experiment |
| Jeffrey and the projection effect | Jeff shooting the eclipsed Sun |


Eclipse Celebration at "I.C. Bratianu" Cultural Centre, Stefanesti

| Welcome to Stefanesti ! | Enjoy your special celebration dinner ! |
| The main group of EuRo Eclipse - Perseids 99 at Stefanesti, Romania |


Other Tours of EuRo Eclipse 99

Mountain Camp in National Park Retezat
courtesy of:
Prof. Daniell Mattern (US)
Prof. Mark Miller, Kalamazoo Astronomical Society (US)

EuRo Eclipse 99 at Historic Castle Dracula:
Courtesy of Mr. Richard Bell (US)


!!! Eclipse Pictures at EuRo Eclipse 99 !!!
(updated Nov 23, 1999)

Authors: Damien Simon (France),
Ovidiu and Simona Vaduvescu (Canada, Romania)
Unexpectedly, we obtained nice results for our first eclipse !

Author: Deak Zoltan (Romania)
| Baily beads and protuberances |
| Corona, protuberances | Big corona... |
Zoli is a member of SARM and Bucharest Astroclub.
He received his reflector as a gift from Jean Dragesco.

Author: Stefan Berinde (Romania)
Fane is a member of SARM
and a PhD student in astronomy at University in Cluj Napoca.

Author: Kevin Smith (England)
Kevin and his wife Monica joined EuRo Eclipse - Perseids 99.

Author: Calin Niculae (Romania)
Calin is a member of Bucharest Astroclub and SARM.
He is the author of the recent book The Day the Night Will Come.

Author: Wendy Carlos (US)
Wendy joined the Culture Tour and saw her 18th total eclipse near Bucharest.
One of her picture will be on the cover of the next issue of Sky & Telescope.

Author: Prof. Donald Collins (US)
Don, his family and two students from Warren-Wilson College in NC
attended EuRo Eclipse - Perseids 99 and filmed the flash Solar spectrum.

Authors: Adrian Sima, Dan Mitrut (Romania)
Adi and Dan are two members of SARM and took eclipse photos
using Meade telescopes from the program The Astral Hour of Romania.

Author: Prof. Osamu Ohgoe (Japan)
Refractor Takahashi FC-50 F8, Fujicolor Reala ISO 100.
Composite corona from 8 exposured frames
(1/250, 1/125, 1/30, 1/15, 1/4, 1/2, 4 and 8 sec exp)

Diamond-ring effect, images exposed at 1/250 second


Other Eclipse Pictures Taken in Romania

Fanel Donea (Romania)
Fane is a researcher at the Astronomical Institute in Bucharest.
On Aug 11, 1999 he webcasted live the eclipse from Bucharest.

Liviu Ivanescu (Romania, Canada)
Liviu is a PhD student in astronomy at Universite de Montreal.
He observed the eclipse in Targu Jiu, Romania.

Ing. Dorin Angelescu (Bucharest, Romania)
Peafowl camera, obj Practika 200mm, film 100 ASA, not processed.
| Partial Phase | Totality | First Diamond Ring | Totality |

Looking forward for more links and images from EuRo Eclipse 99 !

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