This year’s 1st solar eclipse witnessed in Southern Hemispher

This combination of photos shows an annular solar eclipse, as seen from the Estancia El Muster, near Sarmiento, Chubut province, 1600 kilometres south of Buenos Aires on February 26, 2017. Stargazers applauded as they were plunged into darkness Sunday when the moon passed in front of the sun in a spectacular "ring of fire" eclipse. (Photo by AFP)

People in Southern Hemisphere have witnessed this year’s first solar eclipse that was visible first in Chile and Argentina.

The phenomenon is known as a ring eclipse. In this kind of eclipse, the moon is smaller than the sun and covers over 99 percent of the sun, creating a circle of light.

So a ring of light is visible when the moon passes over the sun. The event continued for about two and a half hours approximately.


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