Should I explainThat the halo effect is the Sun's corona during a total eclipse, and that during totallity the details on the moon's surface can't be seen due to the brightness of the corona.
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DonnChadh,
Sat 19 Jun 2004, 17:57,
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that's worth a woofor the sheer nerdiness of it :)
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spacefish bong!,
Sat 19 Jun 2004, 18:00,
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