Solar Eclipse 1998

The Day of the Eclipse

February 28, 1998

On this date a miraculous thing was about to occur... the last solar eclipse

until the year 2000 that would be visible here in the Carolinas.

Miss this?? No way!

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Lynn & Lynn

As we make our adventure into an unknown world...

at least for us anyway, the photographing of an eclipse. We did attempt

to research all we could before "the day" but came to the realization of

regardless show much we read it still was going to be hit and miss.

Truth be known, the end result was more misses than hits.

We loaded up telescopes, solar filters, cameras and other can't do

without essentials --- Pepsis, Mt. Dews and of course, munchies and met

at what we fondly refer to as Startown Field. And our adventure began.

D.U.S.T.Y. (you'll see her down below) came along, too for our viewing pleasure

of just watching the eclipse in between shots. Here in North Carolina,

there was only of the to be a partial --- covering about one

quarter sun, but the event was truly awesome to behold through

D.U.S.T.Y. We set our cameras to infinity and shot at every speed

range available on more than numerous rolls of film, switching

cameras back and forth, one clicking to their heart's

content as the other stepped up to D.U.S.T.Y. to view what at the moment

(and maybe still is...) the most extraordinary sight imaginable.

The sun...

Image taken by Lynn..... or Lynn

Aperture set to infinity, speed 250

(actually, we're not real sure which of us is responsible for this one... lol)

D.U.S.T.Y. and Me

Lynn Preston
LynnStarwalker
~~Lynn Preston's Home Pages

and two of his many toys...

On the left, D.U.S.T.Y. (Da Udder Scope To Ya) -- he

named her, I didn't..lol) but what I did do was paint her... to Lynn's

specifications, of course... simply, cow spots. D.U.S.T.Y. makes her way

to star parties, along with her bell, stool, pail and yep, some hay and always

seems to be the topic of conversation no matter where she goes.

If the thought of eclipses and other sights the sky has to

offer intrigues you, check out the links below.

That should be enough to keep you busy for hmm.....

a LONG time :) Enjoy!

Solar Eclipse Links	Solar Eclipses
The Lucile Miller Observatory