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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 14   
      
                                 Circular Sun Halo   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Vincenzo Mirabella   
      
      Explanation: Want to see a ring around the Sun? It's easy to do in   
      daytime skies around the world. Created by randomly oriented ice   
      crystals in thin high cirrus clouds, circular 22 degree halos are   
      visible much more often than rainbows. This one was captured by smart   
      phone photography on May 29, 2021 near Rome, Italy. Carefully blocking   
      the Sun, for example with a finger tip, is usually all that it takes to   
      reveal the common bright halo ring. The halo's characteristic angular   
      radius is about equal to the span of your hand, thumb to little finger,   
      at the end of your outstretched arm. Want to see a ring of fire   
      eclipse? That's harder. The spectacular annular phase of today's   
      (October 14) solar eclipse, known as a ring of fire, is briefly visible   
      only when standing along the Moon's narrow shadow track that passes   
      over limited parts of North, Central, and South America. The solar   
      eclipse is partial though, when seen from broader regions throughout   
      the Americas.   
      
                            Tomorrow's picture: Sun Day   
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