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A Total Solar Eclipse over T …
Title A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey
Explanation Some views [ http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_29mar06.htm ] of last week's total eclipse [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_eclipse ] of the Sun were better than others. One spectacular view [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060331.html ] occurred over Adrasan (near Antalya [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antalya ]), Turkey [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey ] and was captured there by industrious astrophotographer Stefan Seip. The above digital mosaic [ http://www.photomeeting.de/astromeeting/sun/060329sofi_d1024.htm ] caught the Moon in several stages as it moved between the Earth and the Sun. During the center frame, a total solar eclipse [ http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html ] was visible, the Moon completely blocked the Sun, the area became dark, and the magnificent corona [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010408.html ] of the Sun became visible. The foreground frame from the same location was taken during sunlight. The next total eclipse [ http://mreclipse.com/Special/SEnext.html ] of the Sun will occur in August 2008 and be visible from parts of North America [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/reference_maps/north_america.html ], Europe [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030324.html ], and Asia [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia ].
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