annular
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Spain will be treated yet again on January 26, 2028, when an annular eclipse -- or "ring of fire" -- will cross southern areas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Porokeratosis is a skin disease that leads to the development of annular or circular, red and itchy lesions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
I have an assortment of neutral density filters because I had previously photographed an annular eclipse, when the moon is farther away in its Earth orbit and therefore doesn’t block the entirety of the sun.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
Kepler proved that this eclipse was total, not annular, so that the ring seen by Clavius must have been the corona.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore