In this photo provided by the department of engery, the solar eclipse is reflected at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility located at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western United States.
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