1988, Sumatra
Jay Pasachoff
Greg Crueger, ’89
Greg Crueger, ’89
1988, Sumatra
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1988 eclipse near Palembang, Sumatra
1988 eclipse path
Palembang
roadside market in Sumatra
movie posters on a street in Sumatra
roadside market in Sumatra
In Palembang, Sumatra
In Palembang, Sumatra
In Palembang, Sumatra
On the rubber plantation north of Palembang, Sumatra, where we set up our eclipse equipment.
Orangutan in Sumatra
partially eclipsed sun
partially eclipsed sun
Roger Tuthill in the Philippines, another location where the eclipse was total, with President Corazon Aquino (photograph courtesy of Roger Tuthill)
At our eclipse site on the rubber plantation, including Greg Crueger, Jay Pasachoff, +1
Greg Crueger and Jay Pasachoff at the entrance to the rubber plantation, Sumatra, north of Palumbang.
The partially eclipsed sun seen through haze.
The partially eclipsed sun seen through haze.
The partially eclipsed sun seen through haze.
The partially eclipsed sun seen through haze.
During totality, we saw only the mist that came up with the eclipse cooling.
The partially eclipsed sun seen through haze.
During totality, we saw only the mist that came up with the eclipse cooling.
image from the High Altitude Observatory, NCAR
image from the High Altitude Observatory, NCAR
image from the High Altitude Observatory, NCAR
Image from Eijiro Hiei, Tokyo Astronomical Observatory