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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 June 12   
      
                                   Solar Eclipse   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak   
      
      Explanation: On April 20, 2023 the shadow of a New Moon raced across   
      planet Earth's southern hemisphere. When viewed along a narrow path   
      that mostly avoided landfall, the Moon in silhouette created a hybrid   
      solar eclipse. Hybrid eclipses are rare and can be seen as a total   
      eclipse or an annular "ring of fire" eclipse depending on the   
      observer's position. Viewers of this much anticipated hybrid event were   
      able to witness a total solar eclipse while anchored in the Indian   
      Ocean near the centerline of the eclipse track off the coast of western   
      Australia. This ship-borne image from renowned eclipse chaser Fred   
      Espenak captured the active Sun's magnificent outer atmosphere, or   
      solar corona, streaming into space. The composite of 11 exposures   
      ranging from 1/2000 to 1/2 second, taken during the 62 seconds of   
      totality, records an extended range of brightness to follow alluring   
      details of the corona not quite visible to the eye.   
      
                             Fred Espenak (1953-2025)   
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