CAMPECHE, Mexico, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a "ring of fire" in the sky.
"It's one of those things you can't miss," said Oscar Lopez, 26, who travelled from Mexico City to the southern Mexican city of Campeche to see the eclipse.
[1/14]A solar eclipse is observed in Neiva, Colombia, October 14.
REUTERS/Vannessa Jimenez Acquire Licensing RightsAn annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun at a time when the moon is at or close to its farthest point from our planet.
It does not completely obscure the face of the sun, unlike in a total solar eclipse.
Persons:
Oscar Lopez, We're, Lopez, Vannessa Jimenez, Isaac Solis, Alondra de Jesus Aguilar, " Aguilar, Alberto Fajardo, Will Dunham, Dave Graham, Diane Craft
Organizations:
NASA, U.S ., REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
CAMPECHE, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexican, Campeche, U.S . Pacific Northwest, California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Yucatan, Neiva