Eclipse Flyby

On June 10 a Novel Moon passed in entrance of the Sun. In silhouette simplest two days after reaching apogee, the most distant point in its elliptical orbit, the Moon’s small apparent dimension helped salvage an annular photo voltaic eclipse. The short nonetheless spectacular annular a part of the eclipse exhibits a lustrous photo voltaic disk as a hoop of fireplace when considered alongside its narrow, northerly shadow be conscious all the intention in which thru planet Earth. Cloudy early morning skies alongside the US east accelerate held lovely views of a partially eclipsed Sun even though. Rising together Moon and Sun are captured in a sequence of consecutive frames shut to maximum eclipse in this digital composite, considered from Quincy Seaside south of Boston, Massachusetts. The serendipitous sequence follows the undulating course of a chook in flight becoming a member of the Moon in silhouette with the rising Sun. Principal photos submitted to APOD: This week’s photo voltaic eclipse