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View of partial solar eclipse from Madrid August
11. The moon covered about two-thirds of the sun
in Spain, which fell along the southern path
of the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
sp/Photo by Sergio Perez REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 5:55 AM |
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The sun, partially eclipsed by the moon, breaks
Through heavy clouds over London August 11.
The total eclipse of the sun, the first to be seen
In England since 1927, was obscured along the
line of totality in southern England by clouds.
Ps/Photo by Paul Sanders REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 5:59 AM |
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The total solar eclipse is shown over Great
Hungarian Plains (Puszta) in Bugac (90km south
from Budapest) August 11. The century's only
full eclipse, together with the Formula One
Hungarian Grand Prix on August 15, are
expected to attract a record of number of
tourists to Hungary.
lb/Photo by Laszlo Balogh REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 6:07 AM |
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A man in the crowd raises his arms in celebration
as the total eclipse of the sun turns day into
night near the landmark St Michaels Mount in
Cornwall, August 11. Hundreds of thousands of
people from all over Britain converged on Devon
and Cornwall for the rare celestial event, which
was rendered invisible due to heavy cloud cover.
iw/Photo by Ian Waldie REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 6:16 AM |
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The total solar eclipse over the Great Hungarian
Plains (Puszta) in Bugac (90km south from
Budapest) August 11.The century's only full
eclipse, together with the Formula One Hungarian
Grand Prix on August 15, are expected the
attract a record of number of tourists to
Hungary.
lb/Photo by Laszlo Balogh REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 6:17 AM |
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A partial eclipse of the sun is seen behind the
angel on top of Berlin's famous landmark
Siegessauele (Victory column) August 11. The
moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in
Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the
millenium.
rkr/Photo by Reinhard Krause REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 6:43 AM |
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A multiple exposure shows a partial eclipse of the
sun behind the angel on top of Berlin's famous
landmark Siegessauele (Victory column) August
11. The moon covered about 90 percent of the
sun in Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the
millenium.
rkr/Photo by Reinhard Krause REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:01 AM |
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A partial eclipse of the sun is seen behind a
weathercock in a cloudy sky over Minsk August
11. The moon covered about 75 percent of the
sun in the capital of Belarus.
vf/Photo by Vasily Fedosenko REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:01 AM |
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The moon hides the sun at the begining of the
last total solar eclipse of the millennium August
11 in Bucharest, the only European capital placed
right in the path of the eclipse.
rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:23 AM |
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A multiple exposure shows a partial eclipse of the
sun behind Berlin's famous landmark television
tower at the Alexander Place August 11. The
moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in
Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the
millenium.
fab/Photo by Fabrizio Bensch REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:26 AM |
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A man using a toilet rim covered with a special
solar filter looks up into the sky to watch the
total solar eclipse in Torgny, southern Belgium,
August 11. Over 100,000 Belgians witnessed the
total solar eclipse in the south of the country.
nk/Photo by Benoit Doppagne REUTERS
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Employees of the VGZ health assurance company
wear eclipse glasses while watching the solar
eclipse outside their office in Nijmegen August
11. The company provided it's employees with
1200 eclipse glasses to ensure safety and
enjoyment during the eclipse.
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:23 AM |
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A traffic sign warns motorists not to stop on the
highway to admire the last solar eclipse of the
20th century in central France August 11. It was
the last total eclipse over western Europe until
2081.
jd/Photo by Robert Pratta REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:25 AM |
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Parisians and tourists gaze skywards to admire
the last solar eclipse of the 20th century near the
Arc de Triomphe August 11. It was the last total
eclipse over western Europe until 2081.
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:39 AM |
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A view of the total solar eclipse over southern
Belgium in Torgny August 11. Over 100,000
Belgians and tourists witnessed last total solar
eclipse of the millenium in the south of the
country.
nk/Photo by Benoit Doppagne REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:48 AM |
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The moon hides the sun at the beginning of the
last total solar eclipse of the millennium August
11 in Bucharest, the only European capital placed
right in the path of the eclipse. The two minutes
and 23 seconds total eclipse was observed by
thousands of people despite the clouds which
played cat and mouse with watchers.
rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 7:56 AM |
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Combo picture of the partial solar eclipse as it
passes over Belgrade August 11. The moon
covered about 98 percent of the sun in Belgrade
during the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
im/Photo by Petar Kujundzic REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:10 AM |
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A combination picture shows a partial eclipse of the sun in Berlin August 11 showing the peak of the eclipse (third from left) at 10:39 GMT. The moon covered about 90 percent of the sun in Berlin during the last solar eclipse of the millenium. fab/Photo by Fabrizio Bensch REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:12 AM |
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A multiple exposure shows the last total solar
eclipse in this millennium over the fortress of
Salzburg August 11. Thousands of people were
in the city of Salzburg to watch the event.
go/Photo by Leonhard Foeger REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:14 AM |
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi holds up a pair of
Special glasses as he views the last solar eclipse
of the millennium August 11 in front of the
Western Wall. In Israel, only 80 percent of the
Sun was covered by the moon, but in 2006
another eclipse will be visible in the Holy Land.
Jwh/Photo by Jim Hollander REUTERS
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The sun starts to appear behind the moon at the
end of the last total solar eclipse of the
millennium August 11 in Bucharest, the only
European capital placed right in the path of the
eclipse. The two minutes and 23 second total
eclipse was observed by thousands of people
despite clouds which played cat and mouse with
watchers. rs/Photo by Radu Sigheti REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:20 AM |
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Parts of Europe begin to darken as the moon's
shadow begins to pass over England (top L) at
10:10 GMT, nine minutes before totality in Devon
and Cornwall August 11. The image was taken by
the EUMETSAT meteorological satellite during the last solar eclipse of the millenium.
clh/HO-EUMETSAT REUTERS
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A Jordanian reflects the beginning of an eclipse of the sun on his hand in downtown Amman
August 11. In Jordan, air raid sirens wailed
across the Kingdom 12:15 p.m. to announce
one-hour countdown to the start of a partial
solar eclipse. aj/Photo by Ali Jarekji REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:25 AM |
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A combination photograph of six pictures shows
the moon gradually blocking out sunlight to the
earth during a solar eclipse over Paris August 11.
This was the last total eclipse of the Sun over
western Europe until 2081.
km/jna/Photo by Jacky Naegelen REUTERS
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The solar eclipse passes over the ancient stone
circle monument at Stonehenge on Salisbury
plain August 11. The stones are thought to be
an ancient celestial calender and may also have
been used to predict when eclipses occured.
dc/Photo by Dan Chung REUTERS
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A photograph just a second before the moon
completely covers the sun with the last
sunbeams visible on the left side, also known as
Baily's Beads, taken near Neunkirchen some 50
km south of Vienna August 11. The last total
solar eclipse of this millennium attracted
thousands of spectators, causing traffic jam on
the streets in the zones of totality.
hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS
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The moon completely covers the sun near
Neunkirchen some 50 km south of Vienna
August 11. The last total solar eclipse of this
millennium attracted thousands of spectators,
causing traffic jams on the streets into the zones
of totality.
hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 8:57 AM |
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A seagull flies next to the partial eclipse of the
sun seen over the sea in the Ukrainian Black Sea
resort of Yalta, August 11. The moon covered
about 90 percent of the sun in Yalta during the
eclipse.
yk/Photo by Gleb Garanich REUTERS
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Georgina Rojas, a Mexican tourist, stands in front of the 4,500-year-old great pyramids of Giza as she looks at the sun with special glasses before the August 11 partial eclipsed of the sun. The last solar eclipse of the 20th century swung across Europe and the Middle East on Wednesday, giving millions of people their last chance to witness one of nature's great spectaculars. The eclipse began when the shadow of the moon completely covered the sun at 09:31 GMT off Canada's east coast near Nova Scotia and started its 1,500 miles per hour (2,400 kph) race across the Atlantic Ocean. an/Photo by Aladin Abdel Naby REUTERS Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 9:42 AM |
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A group of women pray while taking a dip in the
Ganga river during the solar eclipse in the
eastern Indian city of Calcutta August 11. A solar
eclipse is considered inauspicious in Hindu
mythology and devotees pray and bathe in rivers
to clean themselves. An overcast sky prevented
people from viewing the eclipse in West Bengal
province. js/Photo by Jayanta Shaw REUTERS
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A Bulgarian tourist plastered with therapeutic
mud watches the solar eclipse as it passes over
the Black Sea city of Balchik, August 11. The
moon covered total the sun in northeast Bulgaria
for 146 seconds during the last solar eclipse of
the millenium. dd/Photo by Petar Petrov
REUTERS
Received at Wednesday, August 11, 1999 - 9:50 AM |
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A photograph, taken just a second before the
moon completely covers the sun, with the last
sunbeams visible on the left side,is shown near
Neunkirchen some 50 km south of Vienna
August 11. The last total solar eclipse of this
millennium attracted thousands of spectators,
causing traffic jam on the streets into the zones
of totality.
hp/Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader REUTERS
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Hindu temples are silhouetted against a partially
eclipsed sun in Bombay, August 11. Millions of
people watched as 92 percent of the sun's
surface was obscured by the moon over the city.
sk/photo by Savita Kirloskar REUTERS
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