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Flame eclipsed
Chirag Upreti from New York City
Lady Liberty looks on at a cloud-covered, partially eclipsed Sun in this shot taken just after 7 a.m. EDT on March 28 from Caven Point in Jersey City, New Jersey. The photographer used a Sony mirrorless camera and 200–600mm zoom lens to take this shot.