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.

                                2024 March 10
    [2]A field of snow leads up to a dark circle. Light rays eminate from
    this circle. In front, standing on the snow field is a person and to
    the left is a folding chair and a bag. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                   A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
        Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Fred Bruenjes ([4]moonglow.net)

   Explanation: Would you go to the end of the world to see a total
   eclipse of the Sun? If you did, would you be surprised to find someone
   else [5]there already? In 2003, the [6]Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and
   two photographers all lined up in [7]Antarctica during an unusual
   [8]total solar eclipse. Even given the extreme location, a group of
   [9]enthusiastic eclipse chasers ventured near the bottom of the world
   to [10]experience the surreal momentary disappearance of the [11]Sun
   behind the Moon. One of the treasures collected was the [12]featured
   picture -- a composite of four separate images digitally combined to
   realistically simulate how the adaptive human [13]eye saw the eclipse.
   As the image was taken, both the [14]Moon and the Sun peeked together
   over an Antarctic ridge. In the [15]sudden darkness, the
   [16]magnificent corona of the Sun became visible around the Moon. Quite
   by accident, another photographer was [17]caught in one of the images
   checking his video camera. Visible to his left are an equipment bag and
   a [18]collapsible chair. A more easily visible solar eclipse will occur
   in just under four weeks and [19]be visible from a long, thin swath of
   North America.

                   Tomorrow's picture: Full Plankton Moon
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2403/AntarcticEclipse_bruenjes_960.jpg
   3. http://www.moonglow.net/email.html
   4. http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/
   5. http://www.icstars.com/Antarctica/Eclipse2003.html
   6. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991116.html
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100730.html
   9. http://www.moonglow.net/eclipse/2003nov23/index.html
  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNau9YjA2U
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240303.html
  12. http://www.moonglow.net/eclipse/2003nov23/index.html
  13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230516.html
  14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031127.html
  15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211205.html
  16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100316.html
  17. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://external-preview.redd.it/6KSS0cdkLrB6oSpJFbgcLAa36Nk312Q3EaEWf_TRDu0.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b6f2617acbc01d2e5c81ae47ff7dcc65f743e94d
  18. http://www.abriefourie.com/crossingcontinue_01.html
  19. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
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  26. https://apod.com/feed.rss
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  29. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240310
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  31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
  32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/
  33. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
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  41. http://www.mtu.edu/