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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) E! R' `9 n4 o+ T0 h2 u0 |+ B; jMillions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare 'ring of fire' eclipse crossed their skies.
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' j0 b0 b% g1 X: k公仔箱論壇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.
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7 Z8 d- [& T1 g" Z2 f/ l公仔箱論壇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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- b, P/ S J3 ^5 l/ D/ E* otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe big C: The annular solar eclipse is spotted in the sky above Chandler, Arizona
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$ U! m+ C7 M- wFire 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, Philippines5.39.217.77:88981 J' z9 W: P* k
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Light show: The eclipse is seen reflected in a pool of water in Beijing, Chinatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb [. ?, [0 T$ T! o( D
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; B3 d2 B% l9 r+ ?5.39.217.77:8898Awe: From the astronomy student, left, to the gaggle of schoolboys, right, no one could keep their eyes of the phenomenon5.39.217.77:8898# R. M' B: D" b1 k% X
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. `7 N* Y- ~- @& i+ o ISky 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, n" ]4 h7 b( t, e6 w4 d
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'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+ d9 @9 _& n7 r
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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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Hong Kong skywatchers weren't so lucky.
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6 p$ d) ^3 x- W* t" V) R& dView: A plane flies above the annular solar eclipse in a stunning image from Irving, TexasTVBNOW 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。9 X. z& h& _- O
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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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0 k* V: n8 u' P8 u* @+ R* gPath: The eclipse begins in eastern Asia on Monday then crosses the north Pacific to end in western U.S. |