Bailys Beads, total eclipse of the Sun, Turkey, 29 March 2006.

TURKEY - FEBRUARY 09: This picture was taken moments before second contact. The bright beads of light visible here are caused by the last rays of sunlight shining through the deepest valleys along the lunar limb moments before totality starts. These are known as Baily's Beads, after their discoverer, British astronomer Francis Baily. The pinkish red features also visible here along the limb are Solar Prominences Photograph by Jamie Cooper. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)