Moon’s Shadow Dance
A sequence capturing Baily’s beads during an annular eclipse reveals the Moon’s jagged terrain through distorted sunlight. These bright spots appear when sunlight passes through lunar valleys and craters, creating a stunning light show. The phenomenon helps astronomers map lunar topography with unprecedented precision. Scientists use these observations to refine our understanding of the Moon’s surface features. Each bead’s position and duration provides data about lunar mountain heights and crater depths.