{"id":19260,"date":"2016-09-02T01:49:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T17:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-check-out-a-ring-of-fire-eclipse-over-africa-and-get-set-for-our-turn\/"},"modified":"2016-09-02T01:49:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T17:49:46","slug":"photos-check-out-a-ring-of-fire-eclipse-over-africa-and-get-set-for-our-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-check-out-a-ring-of-fire-eclipse-over-africa-and-get-set-for-our-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Check out a \u2018Ring of Fire\u2019 eclipse over Africa, and get set for our turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_271703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-271703\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-271703\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-annular-eclipse-slooh-630x264.png\" alt=\"Slooh view of solar eclipse\" width=\"630\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-annular-eclipse-slooh-630x264.png 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-annular-eclipse-slooh-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-annular-eclipse-slooh-1240x520.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-271703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A series of images shows the progression of the Sept. 1 annular solar eclipse as seen from Reunion Island. (Credit: Slooh \/ Weathernews Japan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An annular solar eclipse swept across Africa today, treating skywatchers to a \u201cRing of Fire\u201d eclipse and whetting appetites for next August\u2019s all-American total eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>The eclipse occurred in the middle of the night, Seattle time, but it was prime time for a roughly 100-mile wide swath of territory stretching from Gabon on Africa\u2019s west&nbsp;coast to Mozambique, Madagascar and Reunion Island in the&nbsp;Indian Ocean.Those places are where the \u201cRing of Fire\u201d effect was visible in all its glory.<\/p>\n<p>Annular solar eclipses are similar to total eclipses, except that the orbital positions of the sun, moon and Earth are such that the moon doesn\u2019t quite cover up all of the solar disk. As a result, the dark moon is surrounded by a blazing O.<\/p>\n<p>About 3,000 eclipse fans&nbsp;gathered on Reunion Island to witness the spectacle, Reuters reported. \u201cI saw a solar eclipse \u2026 but I have never seen an annular solar eclipse,\u201d Austrian tourist Beate Sosz was quoted as saying. \u201cIt is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eclipse\u2019s partial phase was visible throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Residents were cautioned to use eye protection during all phases of the eclipse. Here\u2019s a selection of photos and tweets:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 417px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=771412902301536256&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fphotos-annular-eclipse-africa%2F&amp;sessionId=0778b0c51025343cb08b95a633964ad652d106a7&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"771412902301536256\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=771467854608752640&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fphotos-annular-eclipse-africa%2F&amp;sessionId=0778b0c51025343cb08b95a633964ad652d106a7&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"771467854608752640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804196347888437=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unhappy eclipse emoji\u2026with shades! \ud83d\ude09 The annual &#8216;Ring of Fire&#8217; Eclipse in Africahttps:\/\/t.co\/oXXdqKoCd7 pic.twitter.com\/mI296mO6UR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VocalTranceUK (@VocalTranceUK) September 1, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FotografiaPais\/status\/771467186112114688<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Annular Solar Eclipse Timelapse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xss3BwhUd1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Embed from Getty Images<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/598320988?et=5HO9cm9RSsBV5QMhe3nYMw&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=-mEzYqqxUgQV0KxnhN9Q241pg63NP_PfnngVlQ84AlA=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<p>Embed from Getty Images<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/598320940?et=ALoY9AweRoV2iFwauwFuCw&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=x0HfhUgFGRI8N_0oIJ4z68-xH4tcFphhZjxtZcuJrw8=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnother annular eclipse will be visible from parts of Argentina, Chile, Angola, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans next Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on Aug. 21, observers in North America will have their turn. A total eclipse will be visible along a path running from the Oregon coast to South Carolina. It\u2019s not too early to start thinking about where to go&nbsp;\u2013 and where to get your eclipse glasses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of images shows the progression of the Sept. 1 annular solar eclipse as seen from Reunion Island. (Credit: Slooh \/ Weathernews Japan) An annular solar eclipse swept across Africa today, treating skywatchers to a \u201cRing of Fire\u201d eclipse and whetting appetites for next August\u2019s all-American total eclipse. 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