Total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999,showing prominences (red),at totality. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun,and the shadow of the Moon crosses the Earth. The bright points (red) are prominences or flame-like structures (flares). These solar ejections have a higher mass and lower temperature than their surroundings | |
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