In an annular eclipse, also nicknamed a ring of fire eclipse, a ring of sunlight surrounds the moon as it passes in front of the sun.

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No one knows the world like National Geographic, and no one explores it and captures the stunning vistas of every corner of Earth like their team of award-winning photographers. The brightest nine of the bunch are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology along with their parents. Closer inspection with binoculars will reveal that the moon is also joined by the bright stars Castor and Pollux of the Gemini constellation.The image was taken for a story in the October 1922 issue about a navy operation in Africa during World War I. The brilliant photography in the National Geographic: World Travel 2023 Wall Calendar will leave you longing to discover new lands. Come face to face with species at risk of extinction as well as those we’ve brought back from the brink. It’s one of the most important events in the Buddhist calendar, with water being at its centre — Songkran is considered to be spiritually purifying and to wash away bad luck from the previous year.

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A man wrapped in gauze as part of a costume sits in the back of a taxi on Halloween in New York City. The image, published in National Geographic's Italian-language edition in March 2005, marks Museums and Galleries Month. If you train a pair of binoculars or a telescope on the red planet, you’ll quickly notice that it’s photobombing a concentrated group of stars. The previously unpublished photo was taken for a story in the December 2014 issue about how to sustain fishing communities in Southern Africa. Mercury will reach its highest point in the sky on this day, offering the best view of the planet all year.The worlds will be positioned only about one degree apart—roughly equal to the width of your index finger held at arm’s length—allowing viewers with binoculars and even backyard telescopes to see both simultaneously. The photo was taken on assignment for a story in the October 2010 issue about the vanishing giant animals. A farmer drives a sled drawn by horses to harvest the last of the tobacco crop on his hundred-acre farm near Trade, Tennessee.