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Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter
(Nuits sacrées)
Explanation:
What wonders appear when the Moon blocks the Sun?
For many eager observers of
MondayÁs total eclipse of the Sun, the suddenly dark sky
included the expected corona and two (perhaps surprise) planets:
Venus and Jupiter.
Normally, in recent days, Venus is visible only in the morning when the Sun and Jupiter
are below the horizon, while Jupiter appears bright only in the evening.
On Monday, though, for well-placed observers, both planets became easily visible
during the day right in line with the
totally eclipsed Sun.
This line was captured Monday afternoon in the featured image from
Mount Nebo,
Arkansas,
USA,
along with a line of
curious
observers Á and a
picturesque tree.
Monday's Eclipse Imagery: Notable Submissions to APOD
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: total solar eclipse
Publications with words: total solar eclipse
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