This 7.5 minutes long movie with sound and music gives a good feeling of the thrilling experience it is to witness a total solar eclipse.

Apart from the first minute or so, the video camera was mounted on a tripod and pointed in the direction of the Apollo temple. Thus, the camera did not film the eclipsed sun itself; instead it captured the atmosphere and excitement of the many people gathered. As a substitute for filming the sun directly, I have inserted a lot of still shots of the eclipse which almost makes it look as if I had indeed filmed the sun.

The movie was made with Adobe Premiere Elements. Click on the black area to start it!

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