A Partially Eclipsed Setting Sun

Explanation: If you look closely, you will see something quite unusual about this setting Sun. There are birds flying to the Sun's left, but that's not so unusual . A dark sea covers the Sun's bottom, and dark clouds cover parts of the middle, but they are also not very unusual . More unusual is the occulted piece at the top right. And that's no occulting cloud -- that's the Moon . Yesterday the Moon moved in front of part of the Sun as visible from Australia , and although many locations reported annoying clouds, a partially eclipsed Sun would occasionally peek through as it set. The above image was captured yesterday on the western horizon of Adelaide , South Australia . The maximum eclipse was visible only from a small part of Antarctica where the entire Moon could be seen covering the entire center of the Sun in what is known as an annular eclipse , leaving only a ring of fire from the Sun peeking out around the edges. The next solar eclipse will be another partial eclipse , will occur on 2014 October 23, and will be visible from most of North America near sunset.

Gallery: Yesterday's Solar Eclipse