Annular eclipse over New Mexico, USA, 20 May 2012
© ssucsy/Getty Image
Info. Annular eclipse over New Mexico, USA, 20 May 2012
There are four types of solar eclipses: total, partial, annular and hybrid. Our image shows an annular solar eclipse from 2012 over New Mexico in the United States. An annular eclipse happens when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line with the Earth, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges to appear as a very bright ring around the Moon. The name 'annular' comes from the Latin word 'annulus', which means 'ring'. There can be between two and five solar eclipses each year.
Related Images
Shoreline near Tofino on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
An old farm in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Siberian Snowkiting Cup in Novosibirsk, Russia
La Digue, an island in the Seychelles
Fingal Head with a rock fisherman on the headland
Sunrise over the Matilda Bay boathouse in the Swan River, Perth
Cefalù on Mediterranean Sea in Sicily, Italy
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, China
Bing Today Images
Osaka at night, Japan
Jun 10, 2024
Porto Cathedral, Portugal
Jun 10, 2023
Poppies in bloom, Moravia, Czech Republic
Jun 10, 2022
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Jun 10, 2018
Exterior of Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India
Jun 10, 2016
