by APOD Robot » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:05 am
Like a Diamond in the Sky
Explanation: A dark Sun hung over Queensland, Australia on Wednesday morning during a much anticipated
total solar eclipse. Storm clouds threatened to spoil the view along the northern coast, but minutes before totality the clouds parted. Streaming past the Moon's edge, the last direct rays of sunlight produced a gorgeous
diamond ring effect in this scene from Ellis Beach between Cairns and Port Douglas. Winking out in a moment, the diamond didn't last forever though. The area was
plunged into darkness for nearly 2 minutes as the
Moon's shadow swept off shore toward Australia's
Great Barrier Reef and out into the southern Pacific. Ranging from 1/4000 to 1/15 seconds long, five separate exposures were blended in the image to create a presentation similar to the
breathtaking visual experience of the eclipse.
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