Iwo Toh, On TV (1)
Originally uploaded by nofrills
From NHK's special programme. Soon after the broadcast they uploaded the segment onto youtube.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNF4sEwyS2Q
They are on Iwo Toh (or Iwo Jima, 硫黄島) with the most advanced equipment to film the solar eclipse. The reporter said the orange band was 360 degrees aroung him.
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You can see two tiny shade of pink in the middle - prominence. On the TV screen, they were far more clear.
The "Diamond Ring" moment.
You can see a hill behind the reporter. It's Mount Suribachi.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima