1999 Total Solar Eclipse - Baily's Beads
  

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Moments before totality, the last portions of the solar photosphere peeking through valleys on the Moon create Baily's Beads.

Instrument:  C5
F-ratio:  f/10
Exposure:  1/2000 second
Film:  Elite Chrome 200
Date:  August 11, 1999
Location:  Bagdere, Turkey

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