Explanation:
Of course,
everyone is concerned about what to wear to a
solar
eclipse.
No need to worry though, nature often conspires to project images
of the eclipse so that stylish and appropriate
patterns adorn many
visible surfaces - including clothing - at just the right time.
Most commonly, small gaps between
leaves on trees can act as
pinhole cameras
and generate multiple recognizable images of
the eclipse.
In Madrid to view the 2005
October 3rd annular eclipse of the Sun,
astronomer Philippe Haake met a friend who had another
inspiration.
The result, a grid of small holes in a kitchen strainer
produced this pattern of images on an 'eclipse shirt'.
While
Yesterday's solar eclipse was total only along a narrow path
beginning in northern Canada, extending across the Arctic, and
ending in China, a partial eclipse
could
be seen from much of Europe and Asia.
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