by APOD Robot » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:06 am
Total Solar Eclipse Below the Bottom of the World
Explanation: In late 2021 there was a total solar eclipse visible only at the end of the Earth. To capture the
unusual phenomenon, airplanes took flight below the clouded seascape of
Southern Ocean. The
featured image shows one relatively spectacular capture where the bright spot is the outer
corona of the Sun and the
eclipsing Moon is seen as the dark spot in the center. A wing and engine of the
airplane are visible across the left and bottom of the image, while
another airplane observing the eclipse is visible on the far left. The dark area of the sky surrounding the
eclipsed Sun is called a
shadow cone. It is dark because you are looking down a
long corridor of air shadowed by the Moon. A
careful inspection of the eclipsed Sun will reveal the
planet Mercury just to the right. You won't have to travel to the end of the Earth to see the
next total solar eclipse. The total eclipse path will cross
North America on
2024 April 8, just over one week from today.
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