EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


Partial Solar Eclipse of October 25, 2022, Observed over Athens

November 18, 2022


Ecl-sol-2022-10-25-labels

Photographer: Anthony Ayiomamitis

Summary Author: Anthony Ayiomamitis

We were very fortunate to have had a great stretch of weather here in
Greece during late October that allowed us to observe the second and
final solar eclipse for 2022. This was a partial eclipse, on
October25, but it shaded as much as 86% of the Sun for some
parts of western Siberia. It was visible to residents of Europe,
northeast Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The eclipse depth
for Athens, Greece, was approximately 38%, with the eclipse having a
duration of two hours and fifteen minutes. Maximum eclipse occurred at
13:42:56 (UT+3 local time). Note, as an added bonus there were three
active solar regions; one at each of the limbs to the east and to
the west (AR3131 and AR3126, respectively) as well as another fainter
group just south of center (AR3130).

Athens, Greece Coordinates: 37.9838, 23.7275


Related EPODs

Partial Solar Eclipse of October 25, 2022, Observed over Athens
A Year of Sunspots Sun Plunging into the Mist and Sea Dust
Storm Sunset over Portugal Sun Granules Violet and Green
Flashes at Sunset
More...

Sun Links

* NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
* NASA Solar Eclipse Page
* NOAA Solar Calculator
* The Sun-Earth Connection: Heliophysics
* The Sunspot Cycle
* Solar System Exploration: The Sun
* The Sun Now
* This Week’s Sky

-
Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the Universities
Space Research Association.

https://epod.usra.edu

--- up 37 weeks, 4 days, 21 minutes
* Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (21:1/186)

EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


Red Bar Natural Bridge, Utah

December 16, 2022

RedBarBridgeForEPOD

Photographer: Stan Wagon

Summary Author: Stan Wagon

Red Bar Bridge is a remarkable landform found at the head of a small
wash near the bottom of the Moki Dugway, a famously steep road near
Mexican Hat, Utah. This waterfall bridge forms a natural arch
caused by the tremendous flow of water and has dimensions of
approximately 85 feet (26 m) in length with an 8.5-foot (2.6 m) gap.
The arch is composed of sandstone from the Halgaito Sandstone
Formation, which underlies the massive Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Formation. These formations are part of the Cutler Geologic Group
that arose during the Permian period.

Photo details: Sony A6500 camera; 10 mm lens; f/13; 1/800 second
exposure; ISO 400 (first shot), 320 second shot.


Mexican Hat, Utah Coordinates: 37.1519, -109.8671


Related EPODs

Red Bar Natural Bridge, Utah Crystal Forms in Petrified Wood
Mt. Baker at Sunrise Fossil Find in Sicily, Italy Arizona’s
China Wall Fossil Lake’s Legacy at Wyoming’s Fossil Butte
More...

Geology Links

* Earthquakes
* Geologic Time
* Geomagnetism
* General Dictionary of Geology
* Mineral and Locality Database
* Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness
* This Dynamic Earth
* USGS
* MyShake - University of California, Berkeley
* USGS Ask a Geologist
* USGS/NPS Geologic Glossary
* USGS Volcano Hazards Program

-
Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the Universities
Space Research Association.

https://epod.usra.edu

--- up 41 weeks, 6 days, 21 minutes
* Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (21:1/186)

EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


Fossil Find in Sangiovannulo, Sicily

October 18, 2022


DSC_2804 roccia con conchiglie fossili (1)

Photographer: Emanuele Nifosì
Summary Author: Emanuele Nifosì

This chunk of limestone rock, rich in fossil shells, was found
by my grandfather in in the Sangiovannulo district of Sicily. He
uncovered it at a depth of about 2.5 ft (3/4 m) when he was excavating
to make a small cistern. Note that the word “fossil” is derived from
the Latin fossĭlis (fodĕre -to dig), meaning obtained by digging. Based
on the type of shells within in the limestone rock mass, this specimen
likely dates back several million years to the Pilo-Pleistocene.
Photo taken on September 4, 2022.

Photo details: Nikon D700 camera; Nikkor 35-105 mm lens; ISO 400; f 8;
1/250 second exposure.


Sangiovannulo Distric, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 36.738143, 14.675832


Related EPODs

Fossil Find in Sangiovannulo, Sicily Black Widow Spider
Morning Dew and Spider Web Illumination Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker in North Carolina Summertime Fireflies and Star Trails
Ancient Fossil Assemblage Discovered in Utah
More...

Animal Links

* Animal Diversity Web
* ARKive
* BirdLife International
* Bug Guide
* Discover Life
* Integrated Taxonomic Information System
* Microbial Life Resources
Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the
-
Universities Space Research Association.

https://epod.usra.edu

--- up 33 weeks, 1 day, 21 minutes
* Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (21:1/186)