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Credit & Copyright: Ashley Marando
Explanation:
As the Moon's shadow swept across the
US on August 21,
eclipse chasers in the narrow path of totality were
treated to a diamond ring in the sky.
At the beginning and end of totality,
the fleeting and beautiful effect
often produces audible
gasps from
an amazed audience.
It occurs just before or after the appearance of the faint
solar corona with a brief ring of light and glimpse of Sun.
In this scene
from the end of totality at Central, South Carolina, clouds
drift near the Sun's
diamond ring in the sky.
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