Total solar eclipse. Part of the Sun's corona seen at the moment of totality during a total solar eclipse. The corona is a cloud of low-density plasma (hot ions) surrounding the Sun. Normally it is not visible,being obscured by the brightness of the Sun's visible surface,but it is revealed during a total solar eclipse,which occurs when the Moon blocks the light from the rest of the Sun. The amount of the corona seen depends on the specific viewing conditions. The moment of totality lasts for only a few minutes. Total solar eclipses usually occur less than once a year,and can only be seen from a small area of the Earth's surface. Photographed on 29 March 2006,in Turkey | |
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