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Credit & Copyright: Xiaofeng Tan
Explanation:
Start at the upper left above and you can follow the progress of
April 8's
total eclipse of the Sun in seven sharp, separate exposures.
The image sequence was recorded with a telescope
and camera located within the
narrow path of totality as the
Moon's shadow
swept across Newport, Vermont, USA.
At center is a spectacular view of
the solar corona.
The tenuous outer atmosphere of the Sun is only easily visible to
the eye in clear dark skies during the total eclipse phase.
Seen from
Newport,
the total phase for this solar
eclipse lasted about 3 minutes and 26 seconds.
Monday's Eclipse Imagery: Notable Submissions to APOD
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