{"id":1726,"date":"2024-09-13T19:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2024-09-18T23:08:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T23:08:19","slug":"a-brilliant-image-of-the-solar-eclipse-wins-the-2024-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/a-brilliant-image-of-the-solar-eclipse-wins-the-2024-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brilliant Image of the Solar Eclipse Wins the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October 14, 2023, marked the annual solar eclipse in the U.S. For photographer Ryan Imperio, the event also ushered in a rare opportunity to capture the progression of Baily’s beads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Appearing like glimmering rings, Baily’s beads occur when the sun shines through the valleys and craters on the moon’s surface, allowing light to leak through the mass darkening event. Imperio documented the perfect half-rings from a spot in Odessa, Texas, piecing together about 30 images into a brilliant, repetitious composite that won him the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year<\/a>. <\/p>\n