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Explanation:
Here is what the Earth looks like during a
solar eclipse.
The
shadow
of the
Moon
can be seen darkening part of
Earth.
This shadow moved
across the
Earth at nearly 2000 kilometers per hour.
Only
observers
near the center of the
dark circle see a total solar eclipse -
others see a partial eclipse where only part of the
Sun appears blocked by the Moon.
This spectacular picture of the 1999 August 11
solar eclipse
was one of the last ever
taken from the Mir space station.
The two bright spots that
appear on the upper left are thought to be
Jupiter and Saturn.
Mir was deorbited in a
controlled re-entry in 2001.
A new solar eclipse will occur over
North America in about two weeks.
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