Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 22, 2010

Millennium Annular Solar Eclipse

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 22, 2010 is “Millennium Annular Solar Eclipse,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Mikael Svalgaard). The original explanation runs about 141 words.

From the explanation

“The Moon’s shadow raced across planet Earth on January 15 . Observers within the central shadow track were able to witness an annular solar eclipse as the Moon’s apparent size was too small to completely cover the Sun.”

— APOD editors, January 22, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 22, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Mikael Svalgaard
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 141 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 22, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-january-22-millennium-annular-solar-eclipse

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