Observing site
1km west of Borobudur temple in a former rice field
Observing site coordinnates :
Lat : 7° 36' 25.5" South
Lon :110° 11' 44.7" East
Altitude : 247 m
Duration of totality (m:ss)
5:05
Instrument used
Celestron C90
Camera
Olympus OM-1 with cable release
Film
Ektachrome ISO 160

Some eclipses and observing site pictures

Path of totality entering in Indonesia
Observing site ephemeris
A satellite view of the observing site located in a dried rice field about 1 km of the Borobudur budhist temple. This landmark is a member of UNESCO world heritage site.

Our base camp was located at Sky Garden hotel in Semarang on Java north coast.

Our little group of funny Quebequers on eclipse site.
A partial view of eclipse site showing a group of Japanese amateurs.
Native people enjoying the celestial show
Birbintang (Star in Bahasa-Indonésien)

The eclipse official beer

According to your Indonesian friends I will have a bright future because I succeded to touch the Buddha hidden at the center of the littles stupas.
Landscape (looking west) at mid totality
Inner corona : 1/250 sec
Middle corona : 1/125 sec
Outer corona : 1/2 sec
Chromosphere at the end of totality
1/500 sec
End of totality :
1/500 sec
A composite picture showing relative sizes of the Sun and the Moon during the eclipse

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