Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2025 March 30 [2]A a cloudy sky appears with an overall pink - red hue. The Sun appears partially eclipsed over a slanting hill. A person on the hill has their arms raised and appears to be holding up the partially eclipsed Sun. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. A Partial Solar Eclipse over Iceland Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Wioleta Gorecka Explanation: What if the Sun and Moon rose together? That [4]happened yesterday over some northern parts of [5]planet Earth as a [6]partial solar eclipse occurred shortly after sunrise. Regions that experienced the Moon blocking part of the [7]Sun included northeastern parts of [8]North America and northwestern parts of [9]Europe, [10]Asia, and [11]Africa. The featured image was captured yesterday over the [12]Grábrók volcanic crater in [13]Iceland where much of the Sun became momentarily hidden behind the Moon. The image was taken through a cloudy sky but [14]so well planned that the photographer's friend appeared to be pulling the Sun out from behind the Moon. No part of the Earth experienced a [15]total solar eclipse this time. In the distant past, some of humanity was so surprised when an eclipse occurred that ongoing [16]battles suddenly stopped. Today, eclipses are not a surprise and are [17]predicted with an accuracy of seconds. Growing Gallery: [18]Partial Solar Eclipse of 2025 March Tomorrow's picture: inside out solar system __________________________________________________________________ [19]< | [20]Archive | [21]Submissions | [22]Index | [23]Search | [24]Calendar | [25]RSS | [26]Education | [27]About APOD | [28]Discuss | [29]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [30]Robert Nemiroff ([31]MTU) & [32]Jerry Bonnell ([33]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [34]Specific rights apply. [35]NASA Web Privacy, [36]Accessibility, [37]Notices; A service of: [38]ASD at [39]NASA / [40]GSFC, [41]NASA Science Activation & [42]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2504/PartialSolar_Gorecka_3453.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/wiola.gorecka/ 4. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/mar-29-2025-eclipse/ 5. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/ 6. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/types/ 7. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/ 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia 11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa 12. https://youtu.be/ZxIPyR6-bko 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland 14. https://catastic.pet/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fluffy-kitten-with-glasses-book-blue-background-cat-scientist-school-concept.jpg 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240310.html 16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_of_Thales 17. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/accuracy.html 18. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.651616110900303&type=3 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250329.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 23. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 25. https://apod.com/feed.rss 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 28. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=250330 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250331.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 32. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 33. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 35. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 36. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 38. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 39. https://www.nasa.gov/ 40. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 41. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 42. http://www.mtu.edu/