In today's image, we see the shadow of our Moon as cast on the Earth during the total solar eclipse from 1999. The very center region of this shadow will be the area that sees a total solar eclipse with the Sun's light completely blocked by the Moon. The outer areas of the shadow will see a partial solar eclipse and beyond that, no eclipse will be seen at all.

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