A solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday (September 1), drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called “ring o
ADVERTISEMENTA solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday (September 1), drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called “ring of fire”.
Some 3,000 people gathered on the southwestern side of the French-governed island to see the “annular solar eclipse” – the moment when the moon blots out most of the sun to create the appearance of a bright ring around its edges.
LA REUNION- The moon is leaving a ring of fire effect around moon during an annular solar eclipse. By Richard Bouhet pic.twitter.com/Lqe3JsUM23
— Frédérique Geffard (@fgeffardAFP) September 1, 2016
Wearing protective glasses, residents and tourists watched and took pictures of the astronomical phenomenon for several hours.
“It helps me to understand the universe a bit better… I’ve been here for three years, and I’m discovering a lot of things because you’re at a mystical area of the planet,” said sky watcher Gilles Degras.
#annulareclipse Ring of fire at Reunion Island (via l'Observatoire de Paris) https://t.co/s5QqjK5G8Z) pic.twitter.com/1r4GUthcFD
— Basso Continuo (@bckaemper) September 1, 2016
Reuters