Total solar eclipse

Total solar eclipse

The sun is eclipsed by the moon

The sun is eclipsed by the moon during a stage of an annular solar eclipse on the outskirts of Beijing

A camel walks past Hindu devotees offering prayer during a solar eclipse in the River Tawi

Jammu, India: A camel walks past Hindu devotees offering prayer during a solar eclipse in the River Tawi

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The sun is eclipsed by the moon during a stage of an annular solar eclipse on the outskirts of Beijing

The sun is eclipsed by the moon during a stage of an annular solar eclipse on the outskirts of Beijing January 15, 2010. The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years.
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Two men sit on a bridge to watch an annular solar eclipse in Zhengzhou

Two men sit on a bridge to watch an annular solar eclipse in Zhengzhou, Henan province, January 15, 2010. The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Jan 15, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years. 
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Winner, press photographer of the year, Walkley awards A solar eclipse

Winner, press photographer of the year, Walkley awards A solar eclipse, which the Chinese word for is 'Rishi', meaning 'eaten sun', can be seen above visitors at the Jiayuguan Fort on the Great Wall of China in the town of Jiayuguan, Gansu Province August 1, 2008. 
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Hindu holy men watch the solar eclipse

Hindu holy men watch the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009, through specially designed viewing glasses in Allahabad, India. The track of the total eclipse ran through a wide swath of Asia, from India to China, across southern Japanese islands and out into the Pacific. It was the longest-lasting total eclipse of the 21st century.
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The sun is eclipsed by the moon

The sun is eclipsed by the moon during a stage of a total solar eclipse in Chongqing municipality July 22, 2009.

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