In Pictures: Rare 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse captivates Singapore and rest of the world

Curious onlookers gathered at various locations across Singapore and the region to watch the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019.

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Dec 26, 2019, 02:22 PM

Thousands of projections of the crescent Sun were seen at Bukit Timah Hill Tarmac Road from 1.20pm to 1.27pm, on Dec 26, 2019.
PHOTO: SIM WONG HOO

Thousands of projections of the crescent Sun were seen at Bukit Timah Hill Tarmac Road from 1.20pm to 1.27pm, on Dec 26, 2019.
PHOTO: SIM WONG HOO

People viewing the solar eclipse through telescopes at Science Centre Singapore on Dec 26, 2019. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

People in Islamabad, Pakistan, watch a solar eclipse through a foot X-ray as the Moon covers the Sun in a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth during an annular solar eclipse, seen in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Emirati woman views an annular solar eclipse in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Moon totally covers the Sun in a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse as seen from the south Indian city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu state on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Students use solar filter glasses to view a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse at a school in Mumbai, India, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

The partial solar eclipse at 12.47pm in Singapore on Dec 26, 2019. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Six-year-old Gideon Chew watching the eclipse with his solar eclipse viewer at Science Centre Singapore on Dec 26, 2019. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

A visitor at the planetarium in Kuala Lumpur makes himself comfortable to view the partial solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

An annular solar eclipse is observed with the use of a solar filter, in Siak, Riau province, Indonesia, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A partial solar eclipse is visible through clouds in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A boy holds up an X-ray he was using to view a "ring of fire" solar eclipse in Colombo, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Monks wearing solar filter glasses watch a "ring of fire" solar eclipse at the Gaden monastery in a Tibetan colony in Teginkoppa, on Dec 26, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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