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  • A large dark black empty dot surrounded by the fiery rays of the sun.

    On October 23rd, while North America was witnessing a partial eclipse of the sun, the Hinode spacecraft observed a “ring of fire” or annular eclipse from its location hundreds of miles above the North Pole. This 20-second time-lapse movie shows the eclipse, which actually lasted about 15 minutes. The path of the moon curves because the satellite’s position is changing so rapidly as it orbits that parallax effect becomes apparent.

    NASA/Hinode
  • On October 23rd, while North America was witnessing a partial eclipse of the sun, the Hinode spacecraft observed a ‚Äúring of fire‚Äù or annular eclipse from its location hundreds of miles above the North Pole. This image was taken by the X-ray Telescope.

    On October 23rd, while North America was witnessing a partial eclipse of the sun, the Hinode spacecraft observed a “ring of fire” or annular eclipse from its location hundreds of miles above the North Pole. This image was taken by the X-ray Telescope.

    NASA/Hinode