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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 9   
      A partially eclipse of a Sun rising over water is shown. A ship appears   
         on the right. The Sun appears reddened by the Intervening EarthCÇÖs   
      atmosphere. An inversion layer in the atmosphere makes part of the Sun   
      appeared doubled near the horizon. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                            A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Elias Chasiotis   
      
      Explanation: Yes, but have you ever seen a sunrise like this? Here,   
      after initial cloudiness, the Sun appeared to rise in two pieces and   
      during a partial eclipse in 2019, causing the photographer to describe   
      it as the most stunning sunrise of his life. The dark circle near the   
      top of the atmospherically-reddened Sun is the Moon -- but so is the   
      dark peak just below it. This is because along the way, the Earth's   
      atmosphere had a layer of unusually warm air over the sea which acted   
      like a gigantic lens and created a second image. For a normal sunrise   
      or sunset, this rare phenomenon of atmospheric optics is known as the   
      Etruscan vase effect. The featured picture was captured in December   
      2019 from Al Wakrah, Qatar. Some observers in a narrow band of Earth to   
      the east were able to see a full annular solar eclipse -- where the   
      Moon appears completely surrounded by the background Sun in a ring of   
      fire. The next solar eclipse, also an annular eclipse for well-placed   
      observers, will occur this coming Saturday.   
      
      APOD editor to speak: in Houghton, Michigan on Thursday, October 12 at   
                                       6 pm   
                        Tomorrow's picture: hidden in Orion   
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