January 6, 2011
The Earth has carried you around the Sun again, steady as ever, while the stars kept their patient watch.
Sunrise, Moonrise
Birthday · January 6, 2011
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APOD published January 6, 2011. Credit: Robert Pölzl. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
For many Europeans, the Sun and New Moon rose together on January 4 in a partial solar eclipse. Arriving close on the heels of the new year, it was the first of a series of four(!) partial solar eclipses due in 2011. This composite image documents the graceful celestial event in colorful morning skies over Graz, Austria. Beginning before sunrise, frames were taken to record the position and progress of the eclipse every 15 minutes. As Sun and Moon rose above the eastern horizon, the town of Graz is seen bathed in warming sunlight only partially blocked by the New Moon, spreading beneath the town's landmark clock tower. Best Astronomy Images: APOD Editor to speak in NYC Friday
Image credit: Robert Pölzl