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                                2020 June 25
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                          Eclipse Street, Hong Kong
                  Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Gary Chan

   Explanation: [5]On June 21 an annular solar eclipse came soon after the
   solstice and our fair planet's northernmost sunset for 2020. At maximum
   eclipse, the New Moon in silhouette created a ring of fire visible
   along a narrow path at most 85 kilometers wide. [6]The annular eclipse
   path began in central Africa, crossed south Asia and China, and ended
   over the Pacific Ocean. But a partial eclipse of the Sun was visible
   over a [7]much broader region. In Hong Kong, this busy section of
   Jordan Street looks to the northwest, well-aligned with the track of
   the near solstice afternoon Sun. The street level view was composited
   with an eclipse sequence made with a safe solar filter on the camera.
   For that location the eclipse was partial. The Moon covered about 90
   percent of the Sun's diameter at maximum, seen near the middle of the
   eclipse sequence.

    Gallery: Notable [8]images of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2020 June
                              submitted to APOD
                  Tomorrow's picture: eclipse at your feet
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   6. http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2020Jun21Aprime.html
   7. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-solar-eclipse-shadows-asia
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