In the Shadow of the Moon
Explanation:
On July 2 denizens of planet Earth could
stand in the Moon's
dark
umbral shadow during South America's 2019 total solar eclipse.
It first touched down in the Southern Pacific Ocean,
east of New Zealand.
Racing toward the east along a narrow track, the shadow of the Moon
made landfall along the Chilean coast with the Sun low on the
western horizon.
Captured in the foreground here are long shadows still cast by
direct sunlight though, in the final
moments before totality began.
While diffraction spikes are from the camera lens aperture,
the almost totally eclipsed Sun briefly shone like a
beautiful diamond
ring in the clear, darkened sky.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
