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David Strange
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I expect you noticed Jim Lockyer’s photo album does not include photos of the eclipse itself!
Sadly, it was rather cloudy at the time but they did achieve a few photos of the corona through thin cloud.
However, here is a wonderful detailed report on the preparations for the eclipse itself. I doubt many
of today’s eclipse reports are as detailed as this one:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3k7hxjmqcqn0hiel98zv6/SPO_Report_Eclipse_Tonga_1911.pdf?rlkey=26tgmxb9lk8o02wd7at36ckvd&dl=0

David