A horizontally compressed sequence of images showing Baily's Beads and the Diamond Ring effect during a total solar eclipse. The images, taken 1/3 of a second apart, capture the sun's light shining through valleys on the moon's edge just before and after totality. The eclipse was visible from Novosibirsk, Russia on August 1st, 2008.
Astronomy Picture from 11/11/2012
Baily's Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121111.html
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