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                                2024 April 14

                       How a Total Solar Eclipse Ended
                   Video Credit & Copyright: David Duarte

   Explanation: How does a total solar eclipse end? Yes, the Moon moves
   out from fully blocking the Sun, but in the first few seconds of
   transition, interesting things appear. The first is called a diamond
   ring. Light might stream between mountains or through relative lowlands
   around the Moon's edge, as seen from your location, making this sudden
   first light, when combined with the corona that surrounds the Moon,
   look like a diamond ring. Within seconds other light streams appear
   that are called, collectively, Bailey's beads. In the featured video,
   it may seem that the pink triangular prominence on the Sun is somehow
   related to where the Sun begins to reappear, but it is not. Observers
   from other locations saw Bailey's beads emerge from different places
   around the Moon, away from the iconic triangular solar prominence
   visible to all. The video was captured with specialized equipment from
   New Boston, Texas, USA on April 8, 2024.

   Solar Eclipse Imagery: Notable Submissions to APOD Tomorrow's picture:
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