The total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017

This image combines many exposures of different durations taken to reveal aspects of the widely-viewed total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, which was visible from the United States. In the centre the faint circle of the Moon can be seen, with its surface features dimly illuminated in light reflected from the Earth. Around the edge red prominences can be seen and further out the white glow of the corona is sculpted by the Sun's magnetic field.

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About the Image

Id:eso1822i
Type:Photographic
Release date:4 July 2018, 16:00
Related releases:eso1822
Related announcements:ann19031
Size:5032 x 3355 px

About the Object

Name:Sun
Type:Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Eclipse : Solar : Total
Category:Solar System

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