Total solar eclipse, diamond ring effect. This effect is seen just before or after totality, when a tiny fragment of the solar disc flares out from be
Total solar eclipse, diamond ring effect. This effect is seen just before or after totality, when a tiny fragment of the solar disc flares out from behind the Moon for a few seconds, looking like a diamond on a ring. A few minutes later, as the Moon completely covers the Sun, the solar corona (a cloud of plasma that surrounds the Sun) will become visible. The moment of totality lasts for only a few minutes. Total solar eclipses usually occur less than once a year, and can only be seen from a small area of the Earth's surface. This total solar eclipse was observed from the USA on 21 August 2017. Totality lasted for just over minutes. The time from first contact to last contact was just over 3 hours. Photographed from Stanley Lake, Idaho, USA.
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