An annular solar eclipse took place on May 20, 2012 (May 21, 2012 in local time in the with a magnitude of 0.9439. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring), blocking
most of the Sun's light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide. This is also known as Ring of Fire. (From Wikipedia).
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Above - Eclipse viewed from Middlegate, Nevada
most of the Sun's light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide. This is also known as Ring of Fire. (From Wikipedia).
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Above - Eclipse viewed from Middlegate, Nevada
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