The first solar eclipse of the year

Agencies Published April 29, 2014
The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. – Photo by AP
The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. – Photo by AP
Children wear protective glasses as they try to see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Children wear protective glasses as they try to see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A boy looks through a telescope to try and see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A boy looks through a telescope to try and see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A man talks to a visitor in front of a screen displaying the partial solar eclipse as seen from the city of Perth during a gathering of amateur astronomers at Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A man talks to a visitor in front of a screen displaying the partial solar eclipse as seen from the city of Perth during a gathering of amateur astronomers at Sydney's Observatory Hill April 29, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A girl looks through a telescope to try and see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill. – Photo by Reuters
A girl looks through a telescope to try and see a partial solar eclipse from Sydney's Observatory Hill. – Photo by Reuters
In May 20, 2012, an annular eclipse is visible through binoculars in Sacramento, Calif. – Photo by AP
In May 20, 2012, an annular eclipse is visible through binoculars in Sacramento, Calif. – Photo by AP
A business man watches an annular solar eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. – Photo by AP
A business man watches an annular solar eclipse at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo. – Photo by AP

The first solar eclipse of the year happens Tuesday, April 29, 2014, and will be visible to skygazers in Antarctica, Australia, and the southern Indian Ocean about 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT). The eclipse Tuesday is a rare type of annular eclipse, meaning the sun will appear as a ring around the moon.

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