... The Plane of the Ecliptic is illustrated in this Clementine star tracker camera image which reveals (from right to left) the Moon lit by Earthshine, the Sun's corona rising over the Moon's dark limb, and the planets Saturn , Mars , and Mercury ...
... The Moon's silhouette surrounded by a glistening solar corona hangs above the Jiayuguan Fort along the western edge of the Great Wall of China. ...
... The Plane of the Ecliptic is illustrated in this Clementine star tracker camera image which reveals (from right to left) the Moon lit by Earthshine, the Sun's corona rising over the Moon's dark limb, and the planets Saturn , Mars , and Mercury ...
... Copyright: Steve Albers . Explanation: Pictured above is a total solar eclipse, with the Sun 's corona , clearly visible surrounding the Moon . ...
... Explanation: The flowing trails of dust toward Corona Australis , the constellation of the Southern Crown , are visible here not because they glow , but because they absorb and reflect . ...
... The tantalizing sky above features a colorful lunar corona , where bright moonlight is diffracted by water droplets in the thin clouds drifting in front of the lunar disk. ...