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.
Annular Eclipse After Sunrise
Explanation: From northern Patagonia , morning skies were clear and blue on Sunday, February 26. This sweeping composite scene, overlooking Hermoso Valle, Facundo, Chubut, Argentina, follows the Sun after sunrise, capturing an annular solar eclipse . Created from a series of exposures at three minute intervals, it shows the year's first solar eclipse beginning well above the distant eastern horizon. An exposure close to mid-eclipse recorded the expected ring of fire , the silhouette of the New Moon only slightly too small to cover the bright Sun. At that location on planet Earth , the annular phase of the eclipse lasted a brief 45 seconds.
| Date | March 2, 2017 |
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| Credit | Image Credit & Copyright: Vincent Bouchama |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |