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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 November 1   
      A sequence of Sun and Moon images are shown behind a scenic foreground   
      that features the large Factory Butte. The foreground was taken during   
       the maximum part of the annular eclipse and seems somehow oddly lit.   
             Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                          Annular Solar Eclipse over Utah   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: MaryBeth Kiczenski   
      
      Explanation: Part of the Sun disappeared earlier this month, but few   
      people were worried. The missing part, which included the center from   
      some locations, just went behind the Moon in what is known as an   
      annular solar eclipse. Featured here is an eclipse sequence taken as   
      the Moon was overtaking the rising Sun in the sky. The foreground hill   
      is Factory Butte in Utah, USA. The rays flaring out from the Sun are   
      not real -- they result from camera aperture diffraction and are known   
      as sunstar. The Moon is real, but it is artificially brightened to   
      enhance its outline -- which helps the viewer better visualize the   
      Moon's changing position during this ring-of-fire eclipse. As stunning   
      as this eclipse sequence is, it was considered just practice by the   
      astrophotographer. The reason? She hopes to use this experience to   
      better photograph the total solar eclipse that will occur over North   
      America on April 8, 2024.   
      
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                  Eclipse Album: Selected images sent in to APOD   
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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