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    Default Lunar Transit of October 30, 2016

    Looks like the Moon moved across the Sun again yesterday. Not a double eclipse, but a nice example of how the Moon's orbit brings it into SDO's field of view a couple of times each year. Here is the 48-hour movie showing the lunar transit in AIA 304 (a good Halloween choice!)

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    Is our moon in an eliptical orbit? Because the angle it came in was mid-left and downward.
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    Watch The Moon Shadow The Sun With An Eclipse Seen From Space

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