Here’s a selection of fantastic images of the rare solar eclipse - the so-called annular solar eclipse - which darkened the skies from China to Texas on 20 May 2012. According to a NASA scientist, this solar eclipse did not completely block the sun (like a total eclipse would). Instead, the moon will cover up to 94 percent of the sun at the eclipse's peak, leaving a bright ring of light - called an annulus, which means ring-like (hence the 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse) - around the moon's disc.
1. SELECTED IMAGES FROM SPACE.COM
 Sunset Solar Eclipse: Skywatcher Sam Border snapped this photo of a partial solar eclipse as it appeared at sunset near Blue Grass, Iowa [USA] on May 20, 2012. |
 Solar Eclipse over Japan: Skywatcher Tom Bridges took this photo of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. He writes: "I live in Tokyo on the 25th floor of a building. The weather was partly cloudy…. I did not use any filters (due to the clouds helping out). This is just what I got on my Nikon D5100." |
 Robin Shadows: Skywatcher David M. captured this view of crescent shadows cast on a robin by the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 from Denver, Colorado [USA]. |
 Solar Eclipse over Japan 2: Skywatcher Tom Bridges took this photo of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. He writes: "I live in Tokyo on the 25th floor of a building. The weather was partly cloudy…. I did not use any filters (due to the clouds helping out). This is just what I got on my Nikon D5100." |
 Solar Eclipse From Petroglyph National Monument: This still image from a National Parks Service webcast shows the annular solar eclipse from the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico [USA]. |
 Partial Eclipse Shadows: Skywatcher Audey Shen snapped this view of shadows from a partial solar eclipse cast his backyard fence in Palo Alto, California [USA], on the May 20, 2012. Shen is a 10th grader at Henry M. Gunn High School. |
 Solar Eclipse from Lafayette: Skywatcher Derek Meche took these photos of the annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012 from Lafayette, Louisiana [USA]. |
 Solar Eclipse From Petroglyph National Monument 2: This view of the annular solar eclipse from the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico [USA] was part of the National Parks Service webcast. |
 SLOOH Space Camera Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 in California [USA]. [SLOOH is a robotic telescope service that can be viewed live through a web browser with Flash plug-in.] |
 SLOOH Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 from New Mexico [USA]. |
2. SELECTED IMAGES FROM BUZZ FEED
New Mexico, USA. Source: noellechasity
Nebraska, USA. Source: shoottofill
Susanville, California, USA. Source: jimgoldstein
Japan. Source: rider-kid
Near Tokyo. Source: instagr.am/via: http://%20
Goodbye eclipse. Source: @aaronpaul_8
Hong Kong
Gumaca, Philippines
A flock of birds fly past the eclipse over Beijing, China.
Near Tokyo
Irving, Texas, USA.
Tokyo. Source: flickr.com
China. Source: twitpic.com
Los Angeles, California, USA.
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