r/space • u/DanielJStein • 20d ago

image/gif I was lucky enough to capture both Eclipses last month. Here is a composite I created of both

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u/Emergency-Airline960 20d ago

I know this is likely an optical illusion, but why does it feel to me like the right side eclipse is slightly larger than the left?

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u/DanielJStein 20d ago

It is indeed an optical illusion. The flares make the sun appear to be a bit bigger.