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World Service,3 mins

What does the sun look like during an eclipse?

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Discover the dazzling elements of the sun that are revealed during an eclipse - from the flaming red chromosphere to the 'ghostly white' corona appearing with 'flecks of blue and red'. Jeff Hall at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona and Scott McIntosh of the University of Colorado, Boulder explain. Photo: Solar eclipse with visible corona Credit: Getty Images

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