File:Partial Solar Eclipse Of 2011 11 25 -Hinode XRT- Freeze Frame.png
Unless you're a penguin, you probably didn't see the solar eclipse that occurred last week over Antarctica, Tasmania, southern South Africa, and most of New Zealand. Fortunately, XRT was on the job to capture this spectacular footage of the event. And as a bonus resulting from Hinode's orbital mechanics, three eclipses are observed for every one seen from the ground! This was the last solar eclipse of 2011; the next one won't occur for another six months on May 20th, 2012.
Visit us at http://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/ and view the original video at http://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/xpow/20111202.html
For more info on this particular event, visit: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111202.html and for eclipses in general: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
And for Phil Plait's excellent explanation of the "triple eclipse" effect and the arc of the moon, visit: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/05/last-weeks-solar-eclipse-tripled-by-hinode/
Questions and comments welcome at xrtpow "at" gmail "dot" com
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