1- A bird is silhouetted against the sun during the formation of an annular solar eclipse in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
2 - A man watches the formation of an annular solar eclipse through special filter eyeglasses over the skies of Ranchi, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of an eclipse of the sun looking skywards as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
3- An image of the annular solar eclipse is seen on a shadow falling on the ground formed by a bifocal spectacle in Bangalore, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
4 - People watch the formation of the annular solar eclipse at a planetarium in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
5- People watch the annular solar eclipse at a planetarium in Bangalore, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
6- A child watches the formation of the annular solar eclipse at a planetarium in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
7- An annular solar eclipse is seen formed in the skies over the minaret of a mosque in Hyderabad, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
8- 15th January saw the first annular solar eclipse of the year, which is also the longest of the millennium.
An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies in Dhanushkodi, in Tamil Nadu. Thousands of people in southern India viewed the spectacle of an eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
9- People watch the formation of the annular solar eclipse through special filter eyeglasses in Hyderabad.
10- A view of first annular solar eclipse of the year 2010, as seen from New Delhi on Friday.
11- An old man takes a view of the solar eclipse in Surat on Friday.
12- A view of solar eclipse as seen from Surat on Friday
13- Kenyans got a rare glimpse of the annular solar eclipse which saw the sun completely ringed by the moon and despite some clouds could be seen for about 10 minutes.
14- A solar eclipse is seen in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday. Several Kenyan towns experienced the annual solar eclipse.
15- A Kenyan observes solar eclipse through an X-ray film in Nairobi in Kenya.
16- An annular solar eclipse is seen formed over the skies of Male, Maldives, on Friday. Thousands of people viewed the spectacle of an eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.
17- The ring of fire seen in Male, Maldives.
18- The sun is seen partially blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse seen in Shanghai, China.
19- A Jordanian woman views a solar eclipse in Amman, Jordan. Jordan witnessed this year's first annular solar eclipse and the millennium's longest on Friday.
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