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Creative photograph “Pocket watch” (with background from the special ammunition depot Dülmen-Visbeck, Dernekamp, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

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A real-time video of the total solar eclipse visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019, 5 years ago. This rare event occurs when the Moon completely covers the bright face of the Sun, turning day into night.

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