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Millions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare 'ring of fire' eclipse crossed their skies.公仔箱論壇. A3 }+ q7 {8 E+ h5 k4 P) M
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The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was seen in the western U.S. late Sunday afternoon and in Asia early Monday.公仔箱論壇; L/ P6 G, d9 c9 v# c- D
6 X5 q$ S, N" ^0 I0 k. D2 ]In some parts of the U.S., special camera filters for taking photographs have been sold out for weeks in anticipation of the big event.公仔箱論壇- _1 ]. |; Z8 l9 d A* N( F
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The big C: The annular solar eclipse is spotted in the sky above Chandler, Arizonatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- T/ b1 \: ~) S
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, o; o# x6 k( m5 [5.39.217.76Fire in the sky: This photo shows the solar eclipse from downtown Fort Worth, Texas
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What a sight: An aeroplane flies past the annular solar eclipse from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines
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7 w: S1 a# z3 w. @ ^; d1 |公仔箱論壇Light show: The eclipse is seen reflected in a pool of water in Beijing, China公仔箱論壇; t- |9 L3 J4 x
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Awe: From the astronomy student, left, to the gaggle of schoolboys, right, no one could keep their eyes of the phenomenon
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Sky stunner: The solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, is seen briefly during a break in clouds over Taipei, Taiwan
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+ U4 ^- t( Y: P9 h/ G公仔箱論壇'I've never seen anything like it': A partial eclipse is seen from Tokyo as the sun and moon aligned over the earth in the rare astronomical event! R/ y) _8 U" V
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'It's amazing. We do this for the awe [and] it has not disappointed. I am awed, literally floored,' said astronomical hobbyist Garry Andreassen, whose long camera lenses were lined up with those of about 10 other gazers in a downtown Manila park.
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) o8 l2 k: {. ]. g5 y5.39.217.76View: A plane flies above the annular solar eclipse in a stunning image from Irving, Texas5.39.217.76, s3 t& p! O, T, @# V/ L) d% S
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Halo: An annular eclipse is similar to a total eclipse except that the moon doesn't block the entire sun, as seen in this 1994 photo
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Path: The eclipse begins in eastern Asia on Monday then crosses the north Pacific to end in western U.S. |