... In microlensing, the gravity of stars near the line of sight can act to magnify the light of background objects such as distant stars, or quasars. ... Most probably, you would be seeing sundogs, extra-images of the Sun created by falling ice-crystals in the Earth's atmosphere. ... Galaxies Away . ... The image was captured by astrophotographer Bob Yen as he stood in the moon's shadow near Bagdere, Turkey on August 11 for the millennium's last total solar eclipse. ... Mars Weather Watch . ...