How Italy Saw The Eclipse (1961)

How Italy saw the Eclipse. Florence. L/S Pan before dawn showing the River Arno in Florence, there are lights on a bridge. L/S Pan from clock tower showing the sky getting lighter to street where a few people are moving to vantage points early. L/S Looking out across the river showing the sun just rising from hills in background. L/S People walking in street, sky is still lightening. M/S Pan, people gathered to watch the eclipse standing behind barriers. M/S Observatory, the sky now quite light. M/S Interior man moving telescope into position. C/U End of telescope moving and facing out of observation porthole. C/U Gadget rigged at the viewing end of the telescope, operator focuses the telescope so that the sun’s image is projected onto card. C/U Sun’s image on card. M/S River Arno with the sun above the eclipse having just started. M/S Chickens going back into their house. C/U Alsatian dog with very cowed expression, he starts to move away. L/S The sun, the eclipse is now more than half. M/S People
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