For several hours on May 20, 2012, the Moon partially blocked the light of the Sun. Because the Moon was farther from Earth than it usually is, it couldn't completely blot out the Sun, creating what's called an annular eclipse.

For those fortunate enough to be on a narrow path cutting across the planet, they saw the Moon centered in the Sun's disk, surrounded by a "Ring of Fire" - an annulus of light around the silhouetted Moon. The rest of us saw a partial eclipse... or nothing at all. But thousands of pictures were taken, and many people graciously sent them to me so I can display them here. 

All pictures are used by permission of the photographer, and link to the original, usually bigger version.