離上一次日食的出現已有18年之久, 美國這周日5月21日迎來21世紀的第一回日環食。
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( h1 |/ B9 q' c& i' @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMillions 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 h7 y0 {( o" [0 y
8 @8 t, Q, s- L; s, X1 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
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% x4 C. W9 J, ~# ~& U' r. F7 ?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.
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Viewing parties were held in Reno, Nevada, Oakland, California, and elsewhere.
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3 M) l. T4 @* W; t F! y- |5.39.217.77The big C: The annular solar eclipse is spotted in the sky above Chandler, Arizonatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* K7 [1 A( Q, S- H6 F
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1 z( P$ O2 V/ E6 c4 F; K5.39.217.77Fire in the sky: This photo shows the solar eclipse from downtown Fort Worth, Texastvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 {' p+ y* d$ |1 b# |
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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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Light show: The eclipse is seen reflected in a pool of water in Beijing, China
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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, Taiwantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, O4 c; u% M4 A% G% J9 G$ S
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1 b$ E- L' _5 _0 K# Q" {8 L3 h5.39.217.77'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
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! q6 f4 J6 O4 ?- c. LTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'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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Hong Kong skywatchers weren't so lucky.
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$ {/ K+ ^8 ~# q7 z5.39.217.77View: A plane flies above the annular solar eclipse in a stunning image from Irving, Texas5.39.217.77: r6 T0 E6 g/ @/ J1 R& u
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1 `3 A- g2 r8 c# j) Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHalo: 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: Z2 w: z) Z) j- X7 g
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; _8 B! Y- t3 @+ a9 J& g3 [) ~- wPath: The eclipse begins in eastern Asia on Monday then crosses the north Pacific to end in western U.S. |