In today's image, we see a video clip showing an annular solar eclipse from May 2013. We will see the Sun rising as a ring shaped object with the Moon blocking out the central portion of the Sun, but not being quite large enough to block out the entire Sun. The next annular solar eclipse will occur in just a few weeks and will be visible from parts of North and South America.

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