science.nasa.gov— The fantastically-colored star is our own sun as STEREO sees it in four wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. The black disk is the Moon. "We caught a lunar transit of the sun," she explains.
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Am I the only one who thinks all of these picture topics are making the front page because users are trying to get digg to implement a new picture page?Honestly this is cool, but some other "PICTURE:" topics have been pretty f**king lame.
"When we observe a lunar transit from Earth, the Moon appears to be the same size as the sun—a coincidence that produces intoxicatingly beautiful solar eclipses."Is it really a coincidence that the moon and sun appear to be exactly the same size from Earth's surface with a beautiful result when aligned? I think not.
aldomaticMar 13, 2007
yea me to, awsome!
badastronomerMar 13, 2007
Arg! I clicked the down thumb and I meant to click the up one. Sorry rottle. Stupid small icons.
chaosmachineMar 13, 2007
yeah, i'd love to see a longer video of just the sun.
poorbuskerMar 13, 2007
Am I the only one who thinks all of these picture topics are making the front page because users are trying to get digg to implement a new picture page?Honestly this is cool, but some other "PICTURE:" topics have been pretty f**king lame.
haookenMar 13, 2007
Mehrunes Dagon called. He wants his Sigil Stone back.
idonthackMar 13, 2007
Gay sun is gaaaay
kingfootMar 13, 2007
great movie right there.
firekrakcerMar 13, 2007
"When we observe a lunar transit from Earth, the Moon appears to be the same size as the sun—a coincidence that produces intoxicatingly beautiful solar eclipses."Is it really a coincidence that the moon and sun appear to be exactly the same size from Earth's surface with a beautiful result when aligned? I think not.