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A lemur sits in a tree near a boy observing annular eclipse at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, central Japan, Monday, May 21, 2012. The eclipse apparently sent ring-tailed lemurs to believe it was evening. Some 20 lemurs skipped breakfast, climbed up and jumped between trees and poles, a typical evening behavior, according to the zoo web site. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
An annular solar eclipse is partially seen at sunrise Monday, May 21, 2012, from the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
A seagull is silhouetted against the sun at dawn during a partial solar eclipse on Guadalmar beach in Malaga, Spain, on Jan. 4. Jon Nazca/Reuters
A partial solar eclipse glows through clouds over a church tower in Breclav, Czech Republic, on Jan. 4. Vaclav Salek/CTK/AP
Students wear protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 4. Ali Jarekji/Reuters
The moon passes between the sun and the earth during a partial solar eclipse in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 4. Paolo Bona/Reuters
A partial solar eclipse is seen through clouds over the Bakony Mountains in Marko, Hungary, on Jan. 4. Lajos Nagy/MTI/AP
A partial solar eclipse takes place in Leicester, England, on Jan. 4. Darren Staples/Reuters
The sun is seen partially blocked by the moon in Kaifeng, China, on Jan. 15, 2010. The eclipse is known as an annular eclipse because the moon doesn't block the sun completely. 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. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
An image of the annular eclipse is seen on a shadow on the ground from bifocal glasses in Bangalore, India, on Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in India viewed the spectacle of the eclipse of the sun looking skywards through special filter eyeglasses as the moon crosses its path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light. Aijaz Rahi/AP
The annular solar eclipse on Jan. 15, 2010 is seen from the ancient city of Bagan in Burma (Myanmar). Khin Maung Win/AP
A Pakistani man looks at the solar eclipse through an X-ray in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 15, 2010. Shakil Adil/AP
Buddhist novices use sun filters to view the solar eclipse in Bagan, Burma (Myanmar) on Jan. 15, 2010. Khin Maung Win/AP
Indian policewomen look at the formation of an annular solar eclipse in Maduari, India, on Jan. 15, 2010. AP
Children wear protective eyewear to watch the solar eclipse at a kindergarten in Huaibei, China. China Daily/Reuters
The moon begins to cover the sun during a partial eclipse in Bangkok, Thailand. Sakchai Lalit/AP
Hindu devotees watch the formation of a solar eclipse in Allahabad, India, on Jan. 15, 2010. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
A man watches the solar eclipse through a filter and his eyeglasses over the skies of Ranchi, India. Sasanka Sen/AP
Pakistani children half buried in the Indus River bank near Hyderabad, Pakistan, watch a solar eclipse. Some Pakistanis hope that burying ailing people during a solar eclipse will cure them. Pervez Masih/AP
A man skates on a frozen lake in a park in Kaifeng, China, during a solar eclipse on Jan. 15, 2010. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
A student watches the solar eclipse through a strip of exposed X-ray film in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters
A South Korean boy watches the solar eclipse through special sunglasses in Seoul. Ahn Young-joon/AP
The annular solar eclipse on Friday is seen from Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). Khin Maung Win/AP
Two Buddhist monks view the solar eclipse through a projector attached to a telescope in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters
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