'06 March 29 Solar Eclipse (El Salloum, Egypt)/Bob Yen's WAY OUT Photography

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2006
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

El Salloum, Egypt (Northern Africa)
Libyan Plateau, Army Area

map of eclipse track thru Northern Africa, from Fred Espenak/NASA/GSFC

stitching by Robert Fisher, photography by Bob Yen, Š2006 All Rights Reserved

[ click above image or here for QTVR pano during Totality, Thanks to Robert Fisher for stitching my pano sequences, Outstanding Work by Robert! Good example of Cooperative/Collaborative/Cooperative team work ]

stitching by Robert Fisher, photography by Bob Yen, Š2006 All Rights Reserved

[ click above image or here for QTVR pano 2 min prior to Totality, Thanks to Robert Fisher for stitching my pano sequences, Outstanding Work by Robert! Good example of Cooperative/Collaborative/Cooperative team work ]

stitching by Jook Leung, photography by Bob Yen, Š2006 All Rights Reserved

[ click above image (or here) for QTVR pano of panoramas from Abu Galum & Giza/Pyramids. Thanks to Jook Leung for stitching my pano sequences & helpful advice (personal phone call 4 days prior to leaving on my Egypt trip). Outstanding work! Good example of Cooperative/Collaborative/Cooperative team work ]

See below for a complete menu of Egypt panoramas (eclipse, Abu Galum, Giza/pyramids):

eclipse/Giza (Pyramids)/Abu Galum (stitching by Robert Fisher)
Giza (Pyramids)/Abu Galum (stitching by Jook Leung)

Click on left (or here) to goto Eclipse Chaser blog, for a trip description of solar-eclipse expedition

Click on left (or here) to goto Eclipse Science blog, for eclipse photos/videos (& syndication as iPod/iTunes "Eclipse Science" video-podcast)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Many THANKS to people assisting me in my eclipse expedition:

Dr. Serge Koutchmy (Director of Research at the Institute of Astrophysics of Paris (IAP, CNRS)
for Sallum pre-eclipse scouting report
Dr. Ahmed Hady (Cairo University, IAU Symposium 233)
scientist-area arrangements
Jay Anderson (meterologist, Eclipse Weather 2006)
weather-prediction for TSE 2006
Dr. Glenn Schneider (Univ of Arizona/Steward Observatory, Umbraphile)
eclipse-photography & eclipse-travel
Omar (Alexandria lawyer)
advice on 4x4'ing, camping/guiding w/Bedouin relatives in El Salloum
Elie Nagui (manager Magy Hotel, Cairo)
Cairo accomadations/airport-pickup/internet-access, & eclipse-trip research
Nahla (Egyptian travel-agent)
assistance in El Salloum accomadations
Randa Nody (Cairo travel-agent, Future Group Travel)
assistance in El Salloum eclipse-trip research
Attiya Shakran (Press Counselor, Egyptian Consulate/San Francisco)
assistance in equipment-clearance for Egypt entry
Daniel Fischer/The Cosmic Mirror, Bill Kramer/Eclipse-Chasers.com, Olivier Staiger/Eclipse.span.ch, Jen Winter/Astronomical Tours, Fred Bruenjes/Moonglow.net
networking on eclipse-travel