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Ring of fire
Premjith Narayanan, Bahrain, 26 December 2019
Premjith says: “In December, Bahrain witnessed the deepest solar eclipse in more than 100 years. This time the Moon was at its apogee and visually smaller than usual, causing this annular eclipse or ‘ring of fire’. In Bahrain it was partial. It was cloudy on the horizon and so the rise of the eclipse (6.22am AST, Arab Standard Time) could not be seen clearly. Five minutes later it crept out slowly, gleaming red. As more light
