October 24, 1995
In the time it took you to read this, the Earth moved another thousand miles through space. You are not standing still. You never have been.
A Total Solar Eclipse
Birthday · October 24, 1995
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APOD published October 24, 1995. Credit: Steve Albers. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Pictured above is a total solar eclipse, with the Sun's corona, clearly visible surrounding the Moon. This picture is a composite of differently exposed photos of an eclipse that occurred on July 11, 1991. Today there will be another total eclipse of the Sun, the last until March 1997. The path of today's total eclipse will begin in the Middle East, move though southern China, and end in the Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands. Those only near the path will see a partial solar eclipse. NASA keeps detailed maps of the predicted path of the eclipse.
Image credit: Steve Albers