In pictures: Moon makes dazzling rings
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Reuters - Mon Oct 3,10:45 AM ET
This combination picture of five pictures shows the phases of an annular solar eclipse as seen from Segovia in central Spain October 3, 2005. An annular eclipse differs from a total eclipse in that the moon appears too small to completely cover the sun. As a result, the moon is surrounded by an intensely brilliant ring or annulus formed by the outer perimeter of the sun's disk. The last annular eclipse visible from Spain took place on the 1st of April 1764 and the next one will occur on the 26th of January 2028. REUTERS/Victor Fraile -
Reuters - Mon Oct 3,10:47 AM ET
This combination picture of three pictures shows the phases of an annular solar eclipse from the Observatori of Costitx at the Spanish island of Mallorca October 3, 2005. REUTERS/Dani Cardona -
Reuters - Mon Oct 3,10:51 AM ET
A bird is silhouetted on a tree in front of an partially eclipsed sun in West Malling, in Kent in southern England, October 3, 2005. REUTERS/Toby Melville -
AFP - Mon Oct 3,10:56 AM ET
A Hindu holy man performs special prayers in Band-Ganga, Mumbai. Millions of people living in Europe, Africa and Asia watched as the moon passed across the face of the sun, causing an annular eclipse in which only a fiery solar rim can be seen.(AFP/Sebastian D'Souza) -
AFP - Mon Oct 3,10:57 AM ET
An annular eclipse is pictured in Arguzelo, Portugal. Millions of people living in Europe, Africa and Asia watched as the moon passed across the face of the sun, causing an annular eclipse in which only a fiery solar rim can be seen.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) -
AFP - Mon Oct 3,10:57 AM ET
People watch the annular eclipse of the sun in Vigo, Spain. Millions of people living in Europe, Africa and Asia watched as the moon passed across the face of the sun, causing an annular eclipse in which only a fiery solar rim can be seen.(AFP/Miguel Riopa) -
AP - Mon Oct 3,11:15 AM ET
Pakistani student looks at the partial solar eclipse at Karachi Observatory, Monday, Oct 3, 2005 in Pakistan.The eclipse traveled along a narrow band across almost half the planet. After a three-and-a-half-hour stretch traversing northern Portugal and Spain, it moved south across mostly deserted parts of Africa, encompassing Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.Outside that band, partial eclipses were visible through protective eyewear over most of Europe, the Middle East, India and a large chunk of Africa. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) -
AP - Mon Oct 3,11:16 AM ET
An unidentified Pakistan woman looks at partial solar eclipse with her son in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct 3, 2005. Partial solar eclipse seen in different cities of Pakistan. After a three-and-a-half-hour stretch traversing northern Portugal and Spain, it moved south across mostly deserted parts of Africa, encompassing Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.Outside that band, partial eclipses were visible through protective eyewear over most of Europe, the Middle East, India and a large chunk of Africa.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil) -
AP - Mon Oct 3,11:22 AM ET
The moon partially covers the sun during an annular eclipse sequence seen from Madrid, Monday Oct. 3, 2005. Thousands of people gathered across Portugal and Spain Monday morning to catch a glimpse of something that hasn't happened here for more than 200 years, a rare and spectacular type of eclipse which began to dim the Iberian peninsula shortly before 10 a.m. (0800GMT). (AP Photo/Paul White) -
AP - Mon Oct 3,11:38 AM ET
Hindu devotees take a dip in the River Ganga, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. Hindus pray during the solar eclipse to ward off evil. India witnessed a partial solar eclipse along with much of Europe, Africa and the middle east . (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) -
Reuters - Mon Oct 3,12:26 PM ET
Nepali Hindus pray and bathe on the banks of Bagmati River to mark the solar eclipse in Kathmandu October 3, 2005. Hindus believe that eclipses bring bad luck to the people and so will take a cleansing bath and fast. REUTER/Gopal Chitrakar -
AP - Mon Oct 3, 1:09 PM ET
A priest performs a ceremony in front of 1001 vessels containing milk and honey preparing them for offering to the temple deity at the Gayathri Temple in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A special prayer was held at the temple to overcome adverse effects of the solar eclipse for those born under a particular astrological configuration, according to Hindu mythology. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) -
AP - Mon Oct 3, 1:09 PM ET
Devotees pray at the Gayathri Temple in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A special prayer was held at the temple to overcome adverse effects of the solar eclipse for those born under a particular astrological configuration, according to Hindu mythology. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) -
AP - Mon Oct 3, 1:09 PM ET
Priests pour milk and honey on the temple deity at the Gayathri Temple in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A special prayer was held at the temple to overcome adverse effects of the solar eclipse for those born under a particular astrological configuration, according to Hindu mythology. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) -
AP - Mon Oct 3, 1:10 PM ET
Devotees eat a meal at the end of special prayers at the Gayathri Temple in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A special prayer was held at the temple to overcome adverse effects of the solar eclipse for those born under a particular astrological configuration, according to Hindu mythology. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) -
AP - Mon Oct 3, 1:10 PM ET
A young priest puts blades of grass in 1001 vessels containing milk and honey, preparing them for offering to the temple deity at the Gayathri Temple in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A special prayer was held at the temple to overcome adverse effects of the solar eclipse for those born under a particular astrological configuration, according to Hindu mythology. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) -
Reuters - Mon Oct 3, 1:16 PM ET
An bird flies in the sky as the annular eclipse is seen in Sudan's capital of Khratoum October 3, 2005. An annular eclipse differs from a total eclipse in that the moon appears too small to completely cover the sun. As a result, the moon is surrounded by an intensely brilliant ring or annulus formed by the outer perimeter of the sun's disk. The eclipse's narrow corridor first traverses Portugal and Spain to travel across mostly deserted parts of Africa, encompassing Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin -
Reuters - Mon Oct 3, 1:19 PM ET
A Sudanese man uses a piece of X-ray negative to observe the annular solar eclipse in the capital of Khratoum in Sudan October 3, 2005. An annular eclipse differs from a total eclipse in that the moon appears too small to completely cover the sun. As a result, the moon is surrounded by an intensely brilliant ring or annulus formed by the outer perimeter of the sun's disk. The eclipse's narrow corridor first traverses Portugal and Spain to travel across mostly deserted parts of Africa, encompassing Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin -
Canadian Press - Mon Oct 3, 2:44 PM ET
View of an annular eclipse from Bastia, Corsica island, Monday. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) -
Canadian Press - Mon Oct 3, 2:59 PM ET
The sun is seen blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse seen in Rio de Onor, Braganca, northern Portugal, near the Spanish border, Monday. Note: A camera filter was used to protect the photographer's vision from the harmful effects of the eclipse. (AP/Paulo Duarte)