Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
When Diamonds Aren't Forever
Explanation:
The track of totality for the first solar eclipse of 2006 [ http://sunearth.gsf…TSE2006.html ] began early yesterday on the east coast of Brazil and ended half a world away at sunset in western Mongolia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. In between, the shadow [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of the Moon crossed the Atlantic Ocean, northern Africa, and central Asia, and so came for a moment to the small Greek island of Kastelorizo [ http://www.hri.org/…history.html ] in the eastern Aegean. Astronomer Anthony Ayiomamitis reports that the islanders and many eclipse-watching [ http://www.spacewea…gallery_29mar06.htm ] visitors were indeed treated to an inspiring display of the beautiful solar corona [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] as totality lasted about three minutes. As the total phase [ http://www.mreclips…] of the eclipse ended, he was able to capture this striking "diamond ring" image [ http://www.perseus.…]. In it, the first rays of sunlight shining through edge-on lunar valleys create the fleeting appearance of glistening diamonds set in a bright ring around the Moon's silhouette [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Credit and Copyright:
Anthony Ayiomamitis [ http://www.perseus.…]
facet_when:
2006
facet_where:
Brazil
facet_where:
Mongolia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Perseus
facet_what:
HRI
facet_when_year:
2006
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060330

When Diamonds Aren't Forever
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