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This HDR image of the solar eclipse in 2017 was recently released for the first time, and it shows one of the most detailed depictions of the solar corona ever taken.
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane.