Dec. 4, 2002, Eclipse Gallery

On Dec. 4, 2002, the new Moon passed in front of the Sun and cast a shadow on Earth. This caused a total solar eclipse in parts of southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and Australia. Thousands of people enjoyed the event--including one person in space. One of the sensations often overlooked in descriptions of total eclipses is the chill of the Moon's shadow. Note Gordon Telepun's data, below, which show how the air temperature dropped in Zimbabwe during totality.

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