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Credit & Copyright: Majid Ghohroodi
Explanation:
What's happened to the Sun?
Yesterday, if you were in the right place at the right time, you could see the
Sun
rise partially eclipsed by the
Moon.
The unusual sight was captured in dramatic fashion in the featured image not only
directly, in a sequence of six images, but also in reflection from
Soltan
Salt Lake in
Iran.
The
almost-white Sun appears dimmer and
redder near the horizon primarily because
Earth's atmosphere preferentially
scatters away more blue light.
Yesterday's partial solar eclipse appeared in the sky over much of
Asia and
Australia, but those with a
clear enough sky in a thin band across the Earth's surface were treated to a more
complete
annular solar eclipse -- where the
Moon appears completely surrounded by the Sun in what
is known as a
ring of fire.
The
next annular solar eclipse will occur in 2020 June.
Notable Images Submitted to APOD:
The
Partial Solar Eclipse of 2019 December
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
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