Total solar eclipse, diamond ring effect. This effect is seen just before or after totality, when a tiny fragment of the solar disc flares out from behind the Moon for a few seconds, looking like a diamond on a ring. Here, the effect is seen at 'second contact' as the Moon finishes moving in front of the Sun. A few seconds later, as the Moon completely covers the Sun, the solar corona (a cloud of plasma that surrounds the Sun) will become visible. 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. This total solar eclipse took place on 2 July 2019, and was visible from parts of the southern Pacific Ocean and southern South America. | |
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