The Ring of Fire Eclipse
The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, Japan, May 21, 2012.
A partial annular solar eclipse is seen over Beijing, China.
School children using solar viewers lie down on a lawn as they observe an annular eclipse at Hirai Daini Elementary School, Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2012.
Tourists look through solar eclipse glasses and solar viewers during an annular eclipse in Monument Valley Tribal Park in Utah.
The moon passes between the sun and the earth behind a windmill near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
An annular solar eclipse is partially seen at sunrise from the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
An annular solar eclipse is partially seen at sunrise from the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
Children watch an annular solar eclipse in Fujisawa, Japan.
A partial annular solar eclipse is seen over Beijing, China.
Aerospace photographer William Hartenstein prepares his camera to photograph an annular eclipse in Monument Valley Tribal Park in Utah.