Eclipse sequence, showing how a total eclipse of the Sun happens, by Rick Fienberg (astronomer, astro-photographer, and veteran eclipse chaser.) Here the Moon exactly covers the Sun, blotting out its entire body, and allowing its faint atmosphere to become visible.
My latest (short) science-fiction story "Eclipsed" was published today. It's about how rare total eclipses might be, not just in the solar system, but the universe. See: bit.ly/eclipsedsfst...
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