Stunning views of rare "ring of fire" annular eclipse

The first solar eclipse of 2017 treated viewers to a rare “ring of fire” in the sky on Sunday.The annular eclipse — which occurs when the Earth, moon and sun all align, with the moon appearing to block out the sun — was visible from parts of the Southern Hemisphere.“An annular eclipse is the product of almost the same celestial geometry as a total solar eclipse — that is, from the perspective of some place on Earth, the moon crosses in front of the sun’s