In Pictures: ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse captivates skygazers

People across the Americas watched the rare annular solar eclipse on Sat (Oct 14)

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Oct 16, 2023, 10:11 AM

The "Ring of Fire" effect during the annular solar eclipse is seen from Penonome, Panama, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

A combination of pictures made on Oct 14, 2023, showing the Moon crossing in front of the Sun over Albuquerque, New Mexico, during an annular eclipse. PHOTO: AFP

A boy with solar glasses watching the annular solar eclipse in Brasilia, Brazil, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watching the annular solar eclipse at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico City on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

People watching the annular solar eclipse in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

People using a box pinhole projector to watch the annular solar eclipse in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

Jim Thompson, 65, a retiree of Salt Lake City, holding his dog named Rowdy, while watching the solar eclipse from Capitol Reef National Park in Torrey, Utah, US, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dove stands on an electric power pole during the annular solar eclipse in Brasilia, Brazil, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

People observing the annular solar eclipse from Cali, Colombia, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A woman watching the solar eclipse at the Planetarium in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A man looking at the annular solar eclipse from the city of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, on Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People watching the solar eclipse from the Chichen Itza archaeological zone, in Piste, Mexico, Oct 14, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

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