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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Открытка с южного полюса http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1792515/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Aman Chokshi
Explanation:
From this vantage point about three quarters of a mile from
planet Earth's geographic South Pole, the
December 4 eclipse of the
Sun
was seen as a partial eclipse.
At maximum eclipse the New Moon blocked 90 percent of the solar disk.
Of course, crews at the
South Pole Telescope
(left) and
BICEP
telescope
(right) climbed to the roof of
Amundsen-Scott station's
Dark Sector Laboratory to watch.
Centered near the local eclipse maximum,
the composite timelapse view features an
image of the Sun in cold antarctic skies taken every four minutes.
Left to right along the roof line it also features the raised arms of
Brandon Amat,
Aman Chokshi,
Cheng Zhang,
James Bevington
and
Allen Forster.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.