Radio Taiwan International
Date: 22 June, 2020
By: Natalie Tso

People in Taiwan were treated to a rare annular solar eclipse on Sunday. A similar eclipse won’t occur in Taiwan for another 195 years.

Crowds gathered at museums, parks and schools to attend special eclipse-viewing events. Others watched from street corners, using protective eye gear.

People in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Nantou, Hualien and Taitung cities and counties, as well as the outlying islands of Penghu and Kinmen, could see a full eclipse. 

In Chiayi, the eclipse started at 2:49 p.m. and ended at 5:25 p.m. The moon's shadow obscured 99% of the sun at 4:14 p.m., forming a "ring of fire", where only the sun's outer rim was visible.   [FULL  STORY]