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xkcd #2914: Eclipse Coolnesss (imgs.xkcd.com)

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A partial eclipse is like a cool sunset. A total eclipse is like someone broke the sky.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

in an annular eclipse you don't get the "someone broke the sky" thing. It basically means there's always bits of the sun sticking out from around the moon.

Edit: so bascially the whole spike in the middle of the graph is gone

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