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Old May 10, 2017 | 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by UnkieTrunkie
Raptor, am I doing this right?

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It'll buff out, UT.
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Old May 10, 2017 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by The Raptor
BTW, an annular eclipse occurs when the moon is farther away relative to the distance to the sun, so the dicsc of the moon doesn't completely cover the disc of the sun. You can't see the corona, which is the atmosphere of the sun. You get a ring. ("Annular" comes from the Latin word "anus," which means sphincter.) Here is one of my shots from St. George, UT in 6/12:
who woulda thunk????
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Old May 10, 2017 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by CrazyCracker82
who woulda thunk????
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