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Eclipse sends Japan lemurs into frenzy
The solar eclipse that inspired awe on Monday also sent ring-tailed lemurs at a Japanese zoo into a frenzy, as they were fooled into thinking it was nighttime, an official said. A group of about 20 lemurs at the Japan Monkey Centre in central Aichi prefecture jumped up and down…
Watch ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse live
Viewers all over the world will be watching when the sun and moon enter a rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse, beginning at 5:30 EDT. This type of eclipse is called an annular eclipse, and it occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, but the moon…
China, Japan, U.S. to witness ‘ring’ solar eclipse
At sunrise in some parts of China and Japan and by sunset in thewestern United States, a partial solar eclipse is set to slink across a narrow swath of the Earth on May 20 and 21. Depending on where people are in the eclipse’s path, some may be able to witness an annular eclipse…
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