The moon covers the sun, 21 June 2001, as flairs of light shine around it, when the first full solar eclipse of the millenium takes place above the Zambian capital Lusaka.Salim Henry
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People gather as they are watching an annular eclipse, in Arguzelo, 550 km north east of Lisbon, Portugal in 2005.Nicolas Asfouri
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A bird sits on a weathercock in front of a partial eclipse of the sun in Salzhausen, Germany in 2005.Henning Kaiser
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The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, in 2004, over a Manhattan skyscraper in New York City.Chris Hondros
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The moon rises before entering a total lunar eclipse August 28, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.Matt King
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A telescope's eyepiece projects a penumbra onto a screen during a solar eclipse over New Delhi on July 22, 2009.Tengku Bahar
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Thousands of people gather to watch a solar eclipse along the Ganges river in the Indian city of Varanasi on July 22, 2009.Pedro Ugarte
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Visitors jam to watch the total solar eclipse televised from Japan's southern island of Iwojima at the National Museum, of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on July 22, 2009.Toshifumi Kitamura
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Residents gather to watch the sky goes dark in southwest China's Chongqing municipality on July 22, 2009, as the lunar shadow moves over the city during a solar eclipse.AFP
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A South Korean student uses binoculars to watch the longest solar eclipse of the century from the ground of Yonsei University in Seoul on July 22, 2009.Jung Yeon-Je
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A Sri Lankan man views the solar eclipse through an X-ray film in Colombo on January 15, 2010.S. Kodikara
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The moon begins to obstruct the view of the sun from earth during a soloar eclipse at the Tian'anmen Square on January 15, 2010 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China.Feng Li
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An Indian devotee pay his respects during a solar eclipse at the historical Durgiana Temple in Amritsar on January 15, 2010.Narinder Nanu
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A partial sollar eclipse shines through a silhouette of the Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh on January 15, 2010.Chaideer Mahyuddin
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View of Moais -- stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture -- during the solar eclipse on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on July 11, 2010.Martin Bernetti
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A woman looks through a telescope set up by the Amateur Astronomical Society to observe the Moon and stars on December 21, 2010, in Reykjavik.Halldor Kolbeins
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A double expousure picture shows the moon and the monument of The Savior of The World during a total lunar eclipse as seen from San Salvador, El Salvador on December 21, 2010.Jose Cabezas
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A Pakistani man waves in front of a partial solar eclipse in Lahore on January 4, 2011.Arif Ali
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A picture taken on January 4, 2011 shows the world's first partial solar eclipse of 2011 above a sculpture at the National theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria.Dimitar Dilkoff
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A picture taken on January 4, 2011 from the hills above the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon shows a partial solar eclipse behind the landmark statue of the Virgin Mary in the Christian village of Maghdusheh.Mahmoud Zayat
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A total lunar eclipse is seen above the old city walls during the Jerusalem Festival of Lights on June 15, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel.Uriel Sinai
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A partial lunar eclipse is seen near the Tokyo Tower on December 10, 2011.Yoshikazu Tsuno
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A picture tshows a partial solar eclipse over Gaza City of on January 15, 2010.Mohammed Abed
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