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- Millions of people in North, Central and South America were able to admire a rare wreath of fire solar eclipse on Saturday.
- In this natural spectacle, the moon moves in front of the sun, but the outer edge of the sun remains visible.
- The phenomenon could be seen from the US state of Oregon to Brazil.
According to the US space agency NASA, the solar eclipse was most pronounced in parts of the US states Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas as well as in parts of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia and Brazil.
The visibility of the annular solar eclipse moved in a narrow strip from northwest to southeast across the American double continent. The maximum duration of the annular phase of five minutes and 17 seconds was reached over Panama.
Partial phases of darkness could be seen over large areas of the USA, but on parts of the US East Coast, for example, rain clouds prevented a view of the spectacle in the sky. The phenomenon was not observed throughout Europe. A total solar eclipse has been announced for parts of North America in April 2024.
Tagesschau late edition, October 14, 2023, 10:15 p.m.; sda/apa/dpa/zero;saep
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