Here are some pictures of solar eclipses. The first is a picture at totality - when the moon covers the sun and astronomers can study the corona or wispy outer layer of the sun.
The second picture is of the "diamond ring effect" which occurs just before and just after totality. Can you see why they call it that?
Since we were talking about solar eclipses today and several of you were asking when the next one would be happening I took the liberty of checking into it. Mark your calendars for August 1st, 2008, but you'll have to travel pretty far north if you want to see it. The path of totality will to through parts of Greenland, Mongolia, central Russia and China -- so make reservations now!
Check out more info on upcoming solar eclipses at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/solar.html
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