The APOD for November 8, 2013 depicted the previous total solar eclipse viewed from the country of Uganda. This eclipse took place on November 3rd, however the eclipse cannot be completely seen from every single part of the world. This is why this picture is from Uganda. The elipse lasted a full 20 seconds. The reason I chose this picture is because solar eclipses, in my mind are extremely facisnating and since I cannot see a full solar eclipse from where I am, I thought it was intriguining. I also find it very interesting that one can look at the eclipse and it looks as if the moon and the sun look similar in size.
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