Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Clouds and the Moon Move to Block the Sun
Explanation:
High above a small church near Vienna, Austria [ http://www.cia.gov/…], clouds and the Moon vied for position in front of the Sun. Such was the case on the ground late last month during a partial eclipse of the Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] visible throughout Europe and Asia [ http://www.askasia.…]. Nearing the farthest part of its orbit [ http://www.windows.…] around the Earth [ http://www.nineplan…], the Moon's angular size [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] was too small to block [ http://www.earthvie…] the entire Sun, a situation that would have resulted in a total solar eclipse [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The next solar eclipse visible from Earth will occur on November 23. Although a total eclipse [ http://www.explorat…] will be visible only from parts of Antarctica [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], parts of the Sun will momentarily disappear for observers across Australia [ http://www.cia.gov/…], New Zealand [ http://www.cia.gov/…], and the southernmost tip of South America [ http://www.infoplea…].
Credit and Copyright:
Peter Wienerroither [ http://mailbox.univ…]
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
New Zealand
facet_where:
Austria
facet_where:
Vienna
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
moon
facet_what:
clouds
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap030618

Clouds and the Moon Move to Block the Sun
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