Why Does the Sun Look So Weird and Beautiful In this Photo? [Astronomy]

This is a solar eclipse. One like you have probably never seen before, taken by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory in space. It looks really weird, as if the Sun is fizzling away, fading into the darkness of space. Why is the edge of the shadow fuzzy? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/wkw7sIa9QMA/this-strange-photo-of-the-sun-is-a-solar-eclipse-caused-by-planet-earth

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