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Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Partial Solar Eclipse over Iceland
NASA ^ | 30 Mar, 2025 | Image Credit & Copyright: Wioleta Gorecka

Posted on 03/30/2025 1:50:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: What if the Sun and Moon rose together? That happened yesterday over some northern parts of planet Earth as a partial solar eclipse occurred shortly after sunrise. Regions that experienced the Moon blocking part of the Sun included northeastern parts of North America and northwestern parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The featured image was captured yesterday over the Grábrók volcanic crater in Iceland where much of the Sun became momentarily hidden behind the Moon. The image was taken through a cloudy sky but so well planned that the photographer's friend appeared to be pulling the Sun out from behind the Moon. No part of the Earth experienced a total solar eclipse this time. In the distant past, some of humanity was so surprised when an eclipse occurred that ongoing battles suddenly stopped. Today, eclipses are not a surprise and are predicted with an accuracy of seconds.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; eclipse; iceland; nasa; science; solareclipse
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1 posted on 03/30/2025 1:50:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 03/30/2025 1:51:05 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; A Navy Vet; A_perfect_lady; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; ...
Pinging the APOD list

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3 posted on 03/30/2025 1:51:38 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Beautiful photography.


4 posted on 03/30/2025 2:02:28 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: MtnClimber

Cool shot!


5 posted on 03/30/2025 2:12:43 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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Looks like Atlas.


6 posted on 03/30/2025 2:54:18 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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The total eclipse of August 12, 2026, will be visible in Iceland, weather permitting. For people planning to travel to see the eclipse Spain is probably a better bet for clear skies.


7 posted on 03/30/2025 3:44:12 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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"..Looks like Atlas.."

Looks like they're flippin us off to me.. 🥴😁

8 posted on 03/30/2025 4:06:43 PM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: MtnClimber

so that’s what happened to Samwise Gamgee.


9 posted on 03/30/2025 4:40:56 PM PDT by DannyTN
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My favorite Iceland channel “Just Icelandic” posted a unique eclipse video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdo2RQ3ESSI


10 posted on 03/30/2025 7:56:24 PM PDT by Hermes37
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