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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.   
      
                                  2024 October 8   
      A person stands looking over a lake. High in a partly cloudy sky is the   
      Sun. A close look at the Sun will show that there is a dark spot in the   
           center -- the Moon during an annular eclipse. Please see the   
                    explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                          Annular Eclipse over Patagonia   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Alexis Trigo   
      
      Explanation: Can you find the Sun? OK, but can you explain why thereCÇÖs   
      a big dark spot in the center? The spot is the Moon, and the impressive   
      alignment shown, where the Moon lines up inside the Sun, is called an   
      annular solar eclipse. Such an eclipse occurred just last week and was   
      visible from a thin swath mostly in Earth's southern hemisphere. The   
      featured image was captured from Patagonia, Chile. When the Moon is   
      significantly closer to the Earth and it aligns with the Sun, a total   
      solar eclipse is then visible from parts of the Earth. Annular eclipses   
      are slightly more common than total eclipses, but as the Moon moves   
      slowly away from the Earth, before a billion more years, the Moon's   
      orbit will no longer bring it close enough for a total solar eclipse to   
      be seen from anywhere on Earth.   
      
                     Gallery: Annular Eclipse of October 2024   
                        Tomorrow's picture: galaxy's center   
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