Video of the day: the first in the history of the solar eclipse record

The British Film Institute posted a YouTube video of the first ever solar eclipse. Video, which lasts just over a minute, begins with the Sun is completely hidden behind the moon, and ends when the star begins to come out of the Earth's satellite.

Eclipse occurred May 28, 1900. Video recorded astronomer Nevil Maskelyne during the expedition of the British Astronomical Association in North Carolina. He used an ordinary camera, to which was attached a telescopic adapter.

Previously, the video is in the archives of the Royal Astronomical Society. It was the second attempt to remove the Maskelyne solar eclipse. The first movie, which he recorded in 1898, has long been stolen.

British Film Institute was able to restore the video in 4K resolution. To this end, the organization had to collect and process the video frame by frame. However, on YouTube entry is only available in 720p resolution.