In today's image, we see an annular solar eclipse from 2012 in New Mexico. Another such Eclipse will occur for parts of North and South America on October 14 of this year. An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is farther from us in its orbit and does not appear quite large enough to completely block out our Sun. This leaves a ring (or annulus) of material still visible around the limb of the Moon.

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