Posted on Dec 18, 2020

APOD: 2020 December 18 - Diamond in the Sky

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Diamond in the Sky." If you were down (way down) in South America on Monday, December 14th, you were in for a spectacular treat. That's where this year's only total solar eclipse occurred. This image from Argentina is the "diamond ring" often seen during the Moon's passage. How many solar prominences do you see (I counted four)?

APOD: 2020 December 18 - Diamond in the Sky

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Friday, December 18, entitled "Diamond in the Sky."

Image: Diamond in the Sky - Image Credit & Copyright - Mariano Ribas (Planetario de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires)

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"Explanation: When the shadow of the Moon raced across planet Earth's southern hemisphere on December 14, sky watchers along the shadow's dark central path were treated to the only total solar eclipse of 2020. During the New Moon's shadow play this glistening diamond ring was seen for a moment, even in cloudy skies. Known as the diamond ring effect, the transient spectacle actually happens twice. Just before and immediately after totality, a thin sliver of solar disk visible behind the Moon's edge creates the appearance of a shiny jewel set in a dark ring. This dramatic snapshot from the path of totality in northern Patagonia, Argentina captures this eclipse's second diamond ring, along with striking solar prominences lofted beyond the edge of the Moon's silhouette."

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