TORONTO – People living in eastern Australia were treated to a rare sight on Tuesday as the moon slid in front of the sun.
The rare annular eclipse was only visible in eastern Australia and a remote, uninhabited part of Antarctica.
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Though few people were around to witness the eclipse, it was broadcast on several websites, including Slooh and the Virtual Telescope Project.
Annular eclipses occur when the moon crosses in front of the sun, but doesn’t cover it entirely.
This was the first solar eclipse of 2014. Another solar eclipse, a partial eclipse, will be visible across most of Canada on Oct. 23.
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