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May 11

A Rare Eclipse of the Midnight Sun

Source: NASA


A "midnight Sun" eclipse photographed by Oddleiv Skilbrei in northern Sweden on July 31, 2000.

A solar eclipse in the middle of the night? Yes, it can happen. Sky watchers in the Arctic will witness such an event on June 1st when the Moon partially eclipses the midnight sun.(read more)

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