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A rare view of a solar eclipse seen from space

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This is what it looks like when the Earth eclipses the sun. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this breathtaking image of our planet’s shadow partly swallowing up the sun — something that happens twice a year from the satellite’s viewpoint.

[via National Geographic]

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