Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2019 December 28
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                         A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse
                Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Elias Chasiotis

   Explanation: Yes, but have you ever seen a sunrise like this? Here,
   after initial cloudiness, [4]the Sun appeared to rise in two pieces and
   during partial eclipse, causing the photographer to describe it as the
   most stunning sunrise of his life. The dark circle near the top of the
   [5]atmospherically-reddened Sun is [6]the Moon -- but so is the dark
   peak just below it. This is because along the way, the [7]Earth's
   atmosphere had an [8]inversion layer of unusually warm air which acted
   like a [9]gigantic lens and created a [10]second image. For a normal
   sunrise or sunset, this rare phenomenon of [11]atmospheric optics is
   known as the [12]Etrucan vase effect. The [13]featured picture was
   captured two mornings ago from [14]Al Wakrah, [15]Qatar. Some observers
   in a narrow band of [16]Earth to the east were able to see a [17]full
   annular solar eclipse -- where the Moon appears completely surrounded
   by the background Sun in a [18]ring of fire. The next solar eclipse,
   also an annular eclipse, will occur in [19]2020 June.

   Notable Images Submitted to APOD: [20]The Partial Solar Eclipse of 2019
                                  December
              Tomorrow's picture: Why Saturn's rings disappear
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   5. https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/about/redsky/
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   7. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/463940main_atmosphere-layers2_full.jpg
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)
   9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180101.html
  10. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0344/6469/files/twincats.png
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