Diamond Ring. Credit: Narayan Mukkavilli
Narayan Mukkavilli captured this stunning photo of the Diamond Ring Effect during a total solar eclipse which took place on July 22, 2009.
Narayan was near Hanzhou, China when he took this photo using a Canon 450D with EF 75-300mm zoom lens.
The Diamond Ring effect occurs when the topography of the body in front of the Sun – in this case, the Moon – isn’t perfect. Sunlight shines through the gaps, producing the bead of light we see in the photo above.
This photo was taken by Narayan the moment before the totality.
To view more photos from Narayan Mukkavilli, you can visit his Flickr page.
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