Astronomy Picture of the Day . An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse . ... Credit: Fred Bruenjes ( moonglow.net ) Explanation: The Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and two photographers all lined up in 2003 Antarctica during an unusual total eclipse of the Sun. ... As the image was taken, both the Moon and the Sun peaked together over an Antarctic ridge. In the sudden darkness , the magnificent corona of the Sun became visible around the Moon. ... Publications with words: eclipse - Antarctica - corona . ...