Credit & Copyright: MaryBeth Kiczenski
Explanation:
Part of the
Sun disappeared earlier this month, but few people were worried.
The missing part, which included the center from some locations,
just went behind the
Moon
in what is known as an
annular solar eclipse.
Featured here is an
eclipse sequence taken as the
Moon was overtaking the rising Sun in the sky.
The foreground hill is
Factory Butte in
Utah,
USA.
The rays flaring out from the Sun are not real --
they result from camera
aperture diffraction and are known as
sunstar.
The Moon is real, but it is artificially brightened to enhance its outline -- which helps
the viewer better visualize the Moon's changing position during this
ring-of-fire eclipse.
As stunning as this
eclipse sequence is,
it was considered just practice by the astrophotographer.
The reason? She hopes to use this experience to better photograph the total solar eclipse that will occur over
North America
on April 8, 2024.
Apply today (USA):
Become
a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador
Eclipse Album:
Selected images sent in to APOD
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