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[quote="Jim Armstrong" post_id=341632 time=1728406787]
It looks like the moon is not covering enough of the sun for even an annular eclipse.
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It certainly does, and I noticed that too. I think it is a photographic effect, where the sharp sun light spreads over, or overflows, the nearest surrounding area, thus making the dark moon smaller than it actually is.
I have seen it in other pictures of solar eclipses.

[quote=Guest post_id=341633 time=1728406876]
And yep, the new password is a bit of a pain.
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New password? What do you mean? I'm using the same password I always have and haven't had to reset it.

And yep, the new password is a bit of a pain.

It looks like the moon is not covering enough of the sun for even an annular eclipse.

I wonder how many habitable worlds there are that enjoy such excellent eclipses?

This annular eclipse Sun reminds me of a portrait of the Earthshine thin, thin crescent Moon in a picture by Wael Omar.


[float=left][img3="Annular Eclipse over Patagonia.
Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis Trigo"]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/AnnularEclipse_Trigo_1080.jpg[/img3][/float][float=right][attachment=0]Comet Atlas and new Moon over pyramids Wael Omar.png[/attachment][c][size=85][color=#0040FF]Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS and Earthshine crescent Moon over pyramids.
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The Sun and the Moon both look like "loops in the sky" with a transparent middle. Both images look magical.

Ann

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