Solar Eclipse, February 26th, 1979

There will be a solar eclipse of the sun this year, and Carbondale, Illinois is the approximate point of greatest duration of totality. Carbondale is about an hour from where I live. At approximately 1:20 p.m. C.D.T. on Monday, August 21st, 2017, we here will experience the total solar eclipse for 2 minutes and 38 seconds. I plan on being there to photograph it, of course.

The picture above was taken during the last total eclipse over Amerca, back in 1979. It didn't actually reach totality here in Norris City, though.

Camera: Minolta XD11
Lens: Minolta 300mm
Film: Kodak Kodacolor, 100 ASA 35mm
Date: February 26th, 1979
Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

Minolta KSF 5035 Eclipse-1 09gff