STORY LINK: "Solar Eclipse 2006" on Space.com

STORY LINK: "Chasing Shadows"

The sequence of photographs on this page were taken between First and Third Contacts from the beach at the KayaSide Hotel along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. All photos were taken with a Nikon D70 using a Nikkor 500mm lens (800mm digital equivalent). Times under each photograph signify Turkish Daylight Time as recorded by the camera clock.

12:39:58.1: First Contact

12:57:00.8

13:19:15.0

13:30:47.1

13:41:45.7

13:47:07.2

13:50:38.1

13:52:16.9

13:53:31.8

13:54:05.2

13:54:52.1

13:54:58.0: Second Contact

13:54:59.9

At the time of totality at our location in Manavgat, Turkey, the International Space Station flew over us at approximately 250 miles altitude. This photo was taken by the crew aboard ISS at approximately 13:55 local time. photo courtesy NASA

13:55:01.7

13:56:19.0

13:56:25.7

13:56:33.9

13:58:43.9: Third Contact

13:58:46.7