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Solar eclipse over the North Pacific Ocean

Posted on Monday, May 28, 2012
Uploaded by Waspie_Dwarf
Solar eclipse over the North Pacific Ocean
Image credit: Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC

Uploader comment: On May 20, 2012, sky watchers from eastern Eurasia to western North America saw a fiery ring around the Moon as it passed between the Sun and the Earth. Known as an annular eclipse, the event blocked sunlight across a swath of Earth up to 300 kilometers (185 miles) wide, and the effects were most dramatic across the northern Pacific Ocean.


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