APOD: 2009 July 18 - Planets, Great Wall, and Solar Eclipse

apod.nasa.gov — The Moons silhouette surrounded by a glistening solar corona hangs above the Jiayuguan Fort along the western edge of the Great Wall of China. Lined-up along the ecliptic plane, all the planets of the inner solar system Mercury, Venus, Mars (and Earth!) can also be seen along with Saturn & bright star Regulus as the Moons shadow tracks across... Jul 18, 2009 View in Crawl 4