Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 Aug. 11. Baily's Beads and Prominences

by: F.Espenak/Novapix
Reference: a-sol10-00835
Date: 2006-11-13

In the seconds immediately preceeding (and following) totality, the crescent Sun appears as a series of bright beads. This effect is caused by sunlight shining through deep valleys along the edge of the Moon.

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