Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 1, 2023

A Desert Eclipse

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 1, 2023 is “A Desert Eclipse,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Daviron). The original explanation runs about 235 words.

An empty desert is shown with rolling tan sand dunes and a tan glow to the air above. A lone tree grows in the image center. High above, the Sun glows - but the center of the Sun is blackened out by an unusual disk. Please see the explanati — Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Daviron Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A good place to see a ring-of-fire eclipse, it seemed, would be from a desert. In a desert, there should be relatively few obscuring clouds and trees.”

— APOD editors, October 1, 2023

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: October 1, 2023
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Daviron
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 235 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 1, 2023 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2023-october-1-a-desert-eclipse

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