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Annular Solar Eclipse Gallery

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<< 1/12 > On Feb 16, 1999 there was a solar eclipse visible on a track across Australia. The eclipse was an annular eclipse - one in which the apparent diameter of the moon is not sufficient to completely cover the sun - at mid eclipse leaving a "ring of fire" of the sun around the dark shadow of the moon.

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