Solar eclipse. View the Moon (dark) moving in front of the Sun (bright) during a partial solar eclipse. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes betw

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Solar eclipse. View the Moon (dark) moving in front of the Sun (bright) during a partial solar eclipse. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and fully or partially blocks the Sun. Photographed on 4th January 2011.

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Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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