‘Ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse: in pictures
People across the Americas watch brilliant ring of sunlight created during partial eclipse
Main image: The eclipse reflects in the sunglasses of a young woman at the Astronomical Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty ImagesSat 14 Oct 2023 14.24 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 Oct 2023 16.47 EDT
People watch a rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse along the Las Vegas Strip Photograph: John Locher/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe moon completely crosses in front of the sun. Photograph: Sam Wasson/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe moon moves in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse, or ring of fire, in San Antonio Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA sign over Interstate 80 reads: ‘Eyes on the road not the sky, drive safely’ prior to an annular eclipse in Winnemucca, Nevada Photograph: Terry Schmitt/UPI/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe moon crosses in front of the sun over Albuquerque, New Mexico Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe eclipse peeks through the clouds over Winnemucca, Nevada Photograph: Terry Schmitt/UPI/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch at Bryce Canyon national park, Utah. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople in costumes as others watch the annular solar eclipse at the 51st Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA child prepares to observe the annular solar eclipse at the Astronomical Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch the annular eclipse in Albuquerque, New Mexico Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBlind people listen to experts explaining the solar eclipse at the Astronomical Observatory of the Universidad Autonoma de Honduras, in Tegucigalpa Photograph: Gustavo Amador/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe eclipse of the sun is observed in Edinburg, Texas Photograph: Delcia Lopez/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Flores family watches the annular solar eclipse together in Kerrville, Texas Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe moon passes between the earth and the sun above Bryce Canyon national park, Utah Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDiners along the River Walk use special glasses to keep watch as the moon moves in front of the sun in San Antonio Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA child is helped to use special glasses to watch in San Antonio Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe eclipse peeks through the clouds over Winnemucca, Nevada Photograph: Terry Schmitt/UPI/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThis combination of pictures shows the moon crossing in front of the sun over Albuquerque, New Mexico Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople get together to observe the solar eclipse at the Planetario, in Cancun, Mexico Photograph: Alonso Cupul/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA woman uses a box pinhole projector to watch the annular solar eclipse in Bogota, Colombia Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA boy dressed as an astronaut observes the solar eclipse at a museum in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters
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