View You Could Not See During the Eclipse

During the total eclipse of August 11, 1999 the apparent diameter of the Moon in the sky was about 3% larger than the apparent diameter of the Sun. As a result, prominences visible at the beginning of totality gradually disappeared. This is clearly visible in the picture taken at the beginning of totality where the position of the Moon at the end of totality is marked. When totality ended you could see prominences hidden by the Moon at the beginning of totality. This is obvious in the picture taken at the end of totality where the position of the Moon at the beginning of totality is marked. Digital processing of images allows us to create a view that nobody could see during the eclipse. It shows all the prominences visible from our observation place. However, even this image does not depict all the prominences floating above the solar chromosphere during the eclipse. To create such an image we would need more pictures taken at places situated outside the centre of the totality path (where we were roughly positioned.)