"Mystery of the Red Spot During Total Solar Eclipse Unveiled"

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Source: News 5 Cleveland WEWS
"Mystery of the Red Spot During Total Solar Eclipse Unveiled"
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During Monday's total solar eclipse, the Baily's Beads effect occurred before Northeast Ohio turned dark, and a rare red burst known as a solar prominence was visible at the bottom of the moon during totality, caused by plasma bursting out from the sun's surface, a phenomenon typically unseen with the naked eye. This occurrence was described as a gift from nature by meteorologist Trent Magill.

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