This the season for space eclipses

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A March 29 image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a "space eclipse," in which Earth's disk obscures part of the sun.

'Tis the season for space eclipses

Alan Boyle says:NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory stares at the sun 24/7, but twice a year, Earth gets slightly in the way for up to 72 minutes a day. That creates an "eclipse" that blocks part of the sun's disk. The spring eclipse season is now under way, as you can see in this picture captured on Tuesday. Your typical partial solar eclipse involves the moon's sharply defined disk passing in front of the sun, but during the Solar Dynamics Observatory's eclipses, Earth's atmosphere creates a fuzzy line between the sun and the darkness. Some of the sun's brighter features manage to shine through the murk.

Check out NASA's Eclipse website for upcoming opportunities to see eclipses from Earth, including a partial solar eclipse on June 1 and total lunar eclipses on June 15 and Dec. 10.