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Shimmerings
Enchanted Learning® Photoblog      Posted September 3, 2017   10:59 am

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The Sun's Corona During a Total Solar Eclipse
 
The Sun's Corona During a Total Solar Eclipse

This photo, from the 2017 total solar eclipse, shows the corona, the outer layer of the sun. The corona is so faint that it can't be seen if any part of the sun's disk is visible.

21 August 2017 5:18 pm UTC
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Date taken: August 21, 2017
Place taken: Corvallis, OR, USA
Mitchell Spector
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