Images Dated 2nd July 2004

Hong Kong at dawn

Hong Kong at dawn. View across Hong Kong at dawn as the lights of the city still shine. In the foreground is Central District on Hong Kong Island, in the distance is Kowloon in the New Territories. Between these are Kowloon Bay (left) and Causeway Bay (right). This photograph was taken fron The Peak, the upland area at the centre of Hong Kong Island

© DAMIEN LOVEGROVE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Partial phase of an annular eclipse (10/5/94)

Partial phase of the annular eclipse which occurred on May 10th 1994. The image was taken at 17:25:42 Universal Time (UT) when the Moon was occulting 79% of the Sun's disc. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is near the farthest extent of its orbit around the Earth. As it appears smaller in the sky, it does not fully cover the solar disc during the eclipse, and a ring-shaped portion (annulus) of the Sun remains visible. When the Moon is nearer, it may completely obscure the Sun, causing a total eclipse. On average a third of all solar eclipses are annular. Sixth in a series of eight pictures

© DR FRED ESPENAK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Olympic Marmot

JZ-413
Olympic Marmot
Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Marmota olympus
Jim Zipp
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© Jim Zipp/ardea.com

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