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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 featured 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 . On Thursday parts of the Sun again will become briefly blocked by the Moon, again visible to some as a partial eclipse of the Sun. Thursday's eclipse , however, will only be visible from parts of southern South America and Antarctica.
| Date | February 11, 2018 |
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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. |