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By the time the eclipse reached Quebec, it was starting to lengthen across the Earth's curvature. PLUS, you are looking at the shadow from an off-angle, so it would be impossible to see it as symmetrical. If you go back and look at the detailed maps of the eclipse that show the "circles" of...

The "smear" is that area near, but not completely in the region of totality. It wouldn't be temperature-related, because you would see the clouds completely through the totality area.

Article Subtitle "The powerful space telescope imaged the gas giant planet and its infamous rings for the first time this month." Not sure what the rings did to deserve the word "infamous"