On Saturday, the moon crossed in front of the sun, creating an annular solar eclipse that could be seen by residents across sections of North, Central, and South America. A “ring of fire” was visible in the sky above the zone of totality, when the moon appeared slightly smaller than the sun. Photographers in several countries captured the phenomenon, and images of some of its many observers.
A ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Over the Americas
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![The moon appears in the sky directly in front of the sun, slightly smaller than the sun, forming a distinct orange ring in a dark sky.]()
Read moreThe moon crosses directly in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, above Albuquerque, New Mexico. #
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Read moreA woman observes the eclipse at the facilities of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City on October 14, 2023. #
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![A partial eclipse is visible on a card placed in front of a telescope's eyepiece.]()
Read morePeople look at an image projected by a telescope during the annular solar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 14, 2023. #
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![Several people wear eclipse glasses, looking towrd the sky. One has modified their glasses into a mask made with a paper plate.]()
Read moreSamia Harboe, her son Logan, and her friend's son wear eclipse glasses during totality of the annular solar eclipse in Eugene, Oregon, on October 14, 2023. #
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![The silhouette of a dove in front of a partial solar eclipse]()
Read moreA dove perches on a power pole during the annular solar eclipse in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 14, 2023. #
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Read moreAn image of the annular solar eclipse is reflected in the sunglasses of a young woman at the Astronomical Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, in Tegucigalpa, on October 14, 2023. #
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![A person holds up a collapsible steamer basket, casting a shadow to view the eclipse through its many holes.]()
Read moreA woman uses a collapsible steamer basket to cast shadows of the eclipsed sun on a white board during the solar eclipse in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 14, 2023. #
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![A person lies on their back on grass, wearing a welder's mask among a crowd of skygazers.]()
Read moreA man uses a welding mask to watch the annular solar eclipse in Bogota on October 14, 2023. #
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Read morePeople gather to observe the solar eclipse from Edzná archeological site in Campeche state, Mexico, on October 14, 2023. #
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![A nearly total annular eclipse of the sun behind hazy clouds.]()
Read moreThe eclipse with an overlay of cloud cover above Winnemucca, Nevada, on October 14, 2023. #
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![Three people stand together in a plaza for the eclipse. Two of them use welding goggles to look at the sky.]()
Read moreA man and his nephew observe the eclipse using welding goggles at the Cristo de la Concordia viewpoint in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on October 14, 2023. #
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![A small crowd looks at and takes pictures of the image of a partial solar eclipse, visible on a board beside a large telescope.]()
Read morePeople look at an image projected by a telescope of the annular eclipse at the planetarium of the University of Costa Rica, in San Jose, on October 14, 2023. #
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![A flower and bee are seen in silhouette before a partial solar eclipse.]()
Read moreA bee flies near a flower during the solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, in Austin, Texas. #
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![A person uses protective glasses, looking up at the solar eclipse.]()
Read moreA person uses protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse in Neiva, Colombia, on October 14, 2023. #
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![Hundreds of images of the partial eclipse appear, overlapping, on the ground in the shade of a tree.]()
Read moreHundreds of images of the partial eclipse appear on the ground in the shade of a tree in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on October 14, 2023. The small gaps between leaves behave like pinhole lenses, showing the outline of the eclipsed sun on the ground. #
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![A wedding party stands outside and looks up toward the eclipse, all wearing protective glasses.]()
Read moreIsaac Medina (center) and Jazmin Gonzalez (center right) watch the "ring of fire" solar eclipse before their wedding ceremony in Merida, Mexico, on October 14, 2023. #
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