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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Millions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare 'ring of fire' eclipse crossed their skies.; M$ `4 Y- Z: U- Y7 j/ V; F
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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.
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; N- x3 y6 z0 H5 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.公仔箱論壇/ m: K, B# I# t5 j
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+ z# T) G% i# w9 J9 L, _5 D5.39.217.77:8898The big C: The annular solar eclipse is spotted in the sky above Chandler, Arizona
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Fire in the sky: This photo shows the solar eclipse from downtown Fort Worth, 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。% |# ~) S. f& O
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. a& z0 m! `' X1 n9 R3 UWhat a sight: An aeroplane flies past the annular solar eclipse from Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines
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/ ~! d/ l/ G' c5.39.217.77:8898Light show: The eclipse is seen reflected in a pool of water in Beijing, Chinatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 d1 w* t' @: ]
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Awe: From the astronomy student, left, to the gaggle of schoolboys, right, no one could keep their eyes of the phenomenontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( q8 x# [9 \) l9 X' Y$ r1 C
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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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% L. Q4 @' `. ^, k& n0 ?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公仔箱論壇6 O- k$ i" L3 ]' K
) D. r" {7 J. f' p/ f) R$ C4 D7 |'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.5.39.217.77:8898% f0 s3 a+ G8 M# A% Z/ R9 w6 z3 j# G
5 P e6 h& l) w% S) u% Z+ h! Y" ~Hong Kong skywatchers weren't so lucky.
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View: A plane flies above the annular solar eclipse in a stunning image from Irving, Texas
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( X, t) I# d* F& [( I8 g0 y, w5.39.217.77:8898Halo: An annular eclipse is similar to a total eclipse except that the moon doesn't block the entire sun, as seen in this 1994 phototvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 M# N3 @: m9 h5 t( U' q% }+ w5 o
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Path: The eclipse begins in eastern Asia on Monday then crosses the north Pacific to end in western U.S. |