Total solar eclipse in Japan

Total solar eclipse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond ring is observed at the beginning of a total solar eclipse in the Pacific Ocean off Kitaiwojima Island some 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo at 11:26 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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