Total solar eclipse. Diamond ring effect during a total solar eclipse. This effect is seen just before or after totality, when a tiny fragment of the

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Total solar eclipse. Diamond ring effect during a total solar eclipse. 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. Solar prominences (red) are also seen here. During totality, the Sun's corona (part of its atmosphere) will become visible as the solar disc is completely covered by the Moon. Totality only lasts for 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. Photographed on 21 June 2001, in Sumbe, Angola.

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Photo credit: © PHILIPPE PLAILLY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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