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A Solar Eclipse Unlike Any Other.

By Anita in Pictures on Mar 14, 2007 at 6:33 pm


Solar Eclipse from Afar

This is not an artist’s rendering or a photo of a star in another solar system. The photograph actually shows our moon passing in front of the sun, as seen from 1.6 million kilometers behind the earth. Link


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  1. Alex
    Mar 14th, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    Fantastic pic!

  2. Aramax
    Mar 14th, 2007 at 6:40 pm

    They named it "Sun" but in fact it's a big bomb.

  3. Sahan
    Mar 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

    This is a still picture of a short clip taken by NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft. It was a clip of the lunar transit of the sun. You can watch the clip here:
    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/12mar_stereoeclipse.htm
    Watch it in Large, its stunning!

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