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Eclipses, Moon, sun

A Mardi Gras Moon Crossing

21 Feb , 2012 by Jason Major

[/caption] The Sun seems to be glowing in traditional Mardi Gras colors in this image, made from three AIA channels taken today at approximately 14:11 UT (about 9:11 a.m. EST) as the Moon passed between it and the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Looks like it’s that time of year again! During portions of the year, […]

AIA, HMI, lunar transit, Mardi Gras, Moon, NASA, SDO, sun

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