Astronomy Picture of Day: Annular Solar Eclipse# Astronomy - 天文
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Ring of Fire Revisited
Credit & Copyright: Dennis Mammana (Skyscapes)
Explanation: Early on Saturday, May 31 (UT) the new Moon will once again slide across the
Sun's fiery disk, and once again an annular solar eclipse will be the result -- since the Moon's
apparent diameter will be a little too small to completely cover the Sun. But this time celestial
geometry has conspired to produce a broad D-shaped region for viewing the annular phase
that extends into the far northern hemisphe
Credit & Copyright: Dennis Mammana (Skyscapes)
Explanation: Early on Saturday, May 31 (UT) the new Moon will once again slide across the
Sun's fiery disk, and once again an annular solar eclipse will be the result -- since the Moon's
apparent diameter will be a little too small to completely cover the Sun. But this time celestial
geometry has conspired to produce a broad D-shaped region for viewing the annular phase
that extends into the far northern hemisphe