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Baily

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. one of the largest craters on the moon, about 293 kilometres in diameter, lying in the SE quadrant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Baily’s beads are formed when sunlight shines through the valleys and craters of the Moon’s surface, and are only briefly visible when an eclipse is beginning or ending.

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Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn, one of the judges and a meteorologist, said the winning image was an "impressive dissection of the fleeting few seconds" when Baily's beads can be seen.

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Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse.

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Baily's Beads: As the diamond dissipates, any remaining light sparkles through deep valleys on the Moon's edge.

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People who have paid their debt to society should get some rights back, especially to vote, Baily said.

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