2023 May 16 - Total Eclipse: The Big Corona

In today's image, we see the total solar eclipse of April 2023 which was visible in parts of Australia. Here we see the Moon completely blocking out the Sun's surface allowing us to see the much fainter corona (outer atmosphere) of the Sun.

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