That was the big eclipse!
2nd contact, the innermost corona, chromosphere & prominences.
Close-up of the prominences.
The solar corona with two different exposure times -
look at a
special page for some image processing
experiments!
The inner corona and prominences, shortly after 2nd and shortly
before 3rd contact.
3rd contact is approaching fast - with splendid prominences.
That was it - until 2001...!