Century's longest annular solar eclipse pictures



Annular solar eclipse occurs over the skies of the southern Indian town of Rameswaram January 15, 2010.

A combination photo shows the moon passing between the sun and the earth during an annular solar eclipse over the skies of the southern Indian town of Rameswaram January 15, 2010.



A combination photo shows the moon passing in front the sun during an annular solar eclipse as seen from Anuradhapura January 15, 2010. The longest, ring-like solar eclipse of the millennium started on Friday, with astronomers saying the Maldives was the best place to view the phenomenon that will not happen again for over 1,000 years.

The annular eclipse is seen over the Rift Valley town of Nakuru, 160km (99 miles) west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 15, 2010