La prima eclissi solare anulare dell’anno, osservata in un’area compresa tra l’Asia orientale, il Pacifico del Nord e gli Stati Uniti occidentali, è iniziata il 20 maggio alle 22:56 (ora italiana) e terminata negli Stati Uniti, in Texas, alle 04.39 del 21 maggio (ora italiana).
A seguire alcune immagini realizzate in diverse località dell’Asia e degli Stati Uniti (foto Ap/LaPresse):
May 20, 2012 - San Diego, CA, USA - May 20, 2012 - San Diego, California, USA - The annular eclipse is seen through fog behind the towers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in La Jolla, CA, on Sunday, May 20, 2012. (Credit Image: © KC Alfred/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Albuquerque, NM, U.S. - Greg Sorber -- The annular eclipse seen from Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday, May 20, 2012. (Credit Image: © Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Albuquerque, NM, U.S. - Greg Sorber -- The annular eclipse seen from Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday, May 20, 2012. (Credit Image: © Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Modesto, California, U.S. - A view from Modesto of the ''Ring of Fire'' Solar Eclipse starting about 5:17pm PST to just past 6:35pm PST. (Credit Image: © Marty Bicek/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - The Insanity ride on the Stratosphere tower is silhouetted as a partial eclipse of the sun passes by on Sunday, May 20, 2012. The annular eclipse was seen by a large swath of parts of Asia and the western United States. (Credit Image: © David Becker/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Fort Worth, TX, USA - Solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20, 2012, seen from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. (Credit Image: © David Kent/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Fresno, CA, USA - The moon passes over the sun, as seen through a telephoto lens, photographed at the Discover Center in Fresno , California, Sunday evening, May 20, 2012. (Credit Image: © John Walker/Fresno Bee/MCT/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 20, 2012 - Irvine, California, U.S. - Gary Wilens, right, of Rancho Santa Margarita, takes a photo of the solar eclipse through a special filter at the UC Irvine Observatory in Irvine, Sunday evening. Hundreds gathered Sunday evening at the observatory for the event...../// ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 5/20/12 - Mark Rightmire, The Orange County Register - eclipse - Photo by Mark Rightmire, The Orange County Register (Credit Image: © Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register/ZUMAPRESS.com)
DUCHANG, May 21, 2012 A partial solar eclipse is observed in Duchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, on the early morning of May 21, 2012. (Credit Image: © Fu Jianbin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
May 21, 2012 - Tochigi, Japan - An annular solar eclipse is seen at Highway parking on May 21, 2012 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)
BEIJING , May 21, 2012 Combo photo taken on the early morning of May 21, 2012 shows a partial solar eclipse observed in Beijing, capital of China. (Credit Image: © Gong Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
CHANGCHUN, May 21, 2012 A partial solar eclipse is observed in Changchun City, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on the early morning of May 21, 2012. (Credit Image: © Lin Hong/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
TOKYO, May 21, 2012 An annular solar eclipse is seen in Tokyo May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed across Japan on Monday morning, including Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. . (Xinhua/Ma Ping) (Credit Image: © Ma Ping/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
YANGZHOU, May 21, 2012 A partial solar eclipse is observed in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on the early morning of May 21, 2012. (Credit Image: © Si Xinli/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
MANILA, May 21, 2012 An observer from the Department of Science and Technology looks and studies the pinhole projection of the annular solar eclipse at the University of the Philippines Observatory in Quezon City, the Philippines on May 21, 2012. The annular solar eclipse is seen in various areas in the country as the Moon partially blocks the Sun. (Credit Image: © Manila/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
