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APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay
Explanation: What's happened to the setting Sun? An eclipse! In early 2009, the Moon eclipsed part of the Sun as visible from parts of Africa, Australia, and Asia . In particular the above image , taken from the Mall of Asia seawall, caught a partially eclipsed Sun setting over Manila Bay in the Philippines . Piers are visible in silhouette in the foreground. Eclipse chasers and well placed sky enthusiasts captured many other interesting and artistic images of the year's only annular solar eclipse , including movies , eclipse shadow arrays , and rings of fire . Today parts of the Sun again will become briefly blocked by the Moon, again visible to some as a partial eclipse of a setting Sun. A small swath of Earth, however, will be exposed to the unusual ring of fire effect when the Moon is completely surrounded by the glowing light of the slightly larger Sun.
APOD Collection: Images of Past Partial Solar Eclipses
Gallery: Images of Today's Eclipse
| Date | May 20, 2012 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: Armando Lee ( Astron. League Philippines ), F. Naelga Jr., 100 Hours of Astronomy ( IYA2009 ) |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |