ESA's Proba-2 satellite caught this Solar eclipse on 13 September 2015. On Earth, a single partial eclipse occurred over South Africa, the southern Indian Ocean and Antarctica.
During a total solar eclipse, the Moon moves in front of the Sun as seen from Earth, their alignment and separation such that the Moon, situated much closer to Earth, appears large enough to block out the light from the much more distant Sun.
But, sometimes the alignment is such that the Moon only partially covers the Sun’s disc.
Image & info via ESA
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2015/09/Proba-2_eclipse
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The sun envelopes the moon with its warm embrace as they perform their celestial dance
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