Total Solar Eclipse of 2001 june 21

by: F.Espenak/Novapix
Reference: a-sol10-01008
Date: 2006-11-13

Baily's Beads Sequence at 2nd Contact. The appearance of Baily's beads presages the start of totality. This amazing sequence of five images shows the Sun's crescent breaking up into a series of beads which quickly vanish against a background of spectacular prominences and the chromosphere.

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