'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day

  • 4 years ago
Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday.

In Philippines, the eclipse was first seen at around 3:01 p.m. and 70 percent of the sun was covered at around 4:22 p.m.

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