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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.   
      
                                  2023 October 8   
      A partially eclipse Sun is shown. In front of the Sun are sunspots, the   
        Moon, clouds, and an airplane. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                          Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun   
                Image Credit & Copyright: Doyle and Shannon Slifer   
      
      Explanation: What's that in front of the Sun? The closest object is an   
      airplane, visible just below the Sun's center and caught purely by   
      chance. Next out are numerous clouds in Earth's atmosphere, creating a   
      series of darkened horizontal streaks. Farther out is Earth's Moon,   
      seen as the large dark circular bite on the upper right. Just above the   
      airplane and just below the Sun's surface are sunspots. The main   
      sunspot group captured here, AR 2192, was in 2014 one of the largest   
      ever recorded and had been crackling and bursting with flares since it   
      came around the edge of the Sun a week before. This show of solar   
      silhouettes was unfortunately short-lived. Within a few seconds the   
      plane flew away. Within a few minutes the clouds drifted off. Within a   
      few hours the partial solar eclipse of the Sun by the Moon was over.   
      Fortunately, when it comes to the Sun, even unexpected alignments are   
      surprisingly frequent. Perhaps one will be imaged this Saturday when a   
      new partial solar eclipse will be visible from much of North and South   
      America.   
      
      APOD editor to speak: in Houghton, Michigan on Thursday, October 12 at   
                                       6 pm   
                    Tomorrow's picture: strange sunrise eclipse   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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