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annular eclipse
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annular eclipse

Solar eclipse in which the Moon does not completely obscure the Sun and a thin ring of sunlight remains visible. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is at its farthest point from the Earth.



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However, in a Sept 7 report, the Daily Mail said that China had "confirmed 40 minutes of footage of the object was captured during this summer's solar eclipse and that research has already started on a year-long investigation to find out what it is.
More than 350 million people across Europe and Asia saw the last total solar eclipse of the 20th century.
Wednesday's eclipse, with a trajectory over China and India, was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century.
 
 
 
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