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bright white dot during solar eclipse (lemmy.ml)

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I travelled to dallas to see the solar eclipse monday and noticed something strange that I've not seen anyone talk about. At the bottom right of the eclipse during totality after the diamond ring effect there was a persistant bright white dot that looked almost like it was on the surface of the moon rather than the edge. I'm assuming this was some atmospheric distortion but I really have no idea. Thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You were likely seeing a coronal mass ejection (which are typically larger than the Earth) with the naked eye!