Figure 3-12: R I V U X G
An Annular Solar Eclipse This composite of six photographs taken at sunrise in Costa Rica shows the progress of an annular eclipse of the Sun on December 24, 1973. Note that at mideclipse the limb, or outer edge, of the Sun is visible around the Moon.
An Annular Solar Eclipse This composite of six photographs taken at sunrise in Costa Rica shows the progress of an annular eclipse of the Sun on December 24, 1973. Note that at mideclipse the limb, or outer edge, of the Sun is visible around the Moon.
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