"Ring of Fire" Eclipse Fascinated Millions Of People In Tokyo

Tokyo - millions of people on both sides of the Pacific are witnessing a rare natural spectacle has become: A solar eclipse was on Monday morning, a "ring of fire" in the skies over Asia, who moved in the direction of the thousands of kilometers away in the West of the United States. 

Already on 20 May onward in Kanarraville people watching, Utah (USA), the solar eclipse. The eclipse was first seen in the early morning in parts of China, then watched thepeople in Taiwan, Japan, and late Sunday (local time) in various U.S. states to the sky .

While clouds over much of southeast China prevented a clear view, many peopleare offered a spectacular sight in Tokyo. It was the first time in 173 years that such a spectacle could be seen on the Japanese mega-metropolis. Commuters and school children were standing in the street, the major television networks providedlive off of, the airline Japan Airlines organized an observation flight, which wasimmediately sold out, the electronics giant Panasonic sent an expedition to MountFuji.

Even in the Western U.S. the eclipse attracted numerous onlookers. Thousands ofpeople fell into the 350-strong village Kanarraville, Utah, Los Angeles, thousandsgathered on a vantage point in the hills of Hollywood. A kind of "Ring of Fire" isobserved when the moon moves in front of the sun. Since the distance to the earth is too far to these completely to cover, such a ring can be seen.