Hundreds of eclipse images posted to Facebook and Twitter were counted by this reporter in an unscientific effort. While the eclipse was expected to last about 3.5 hours, the "ring of fire" phenomenon was only expected to last about 4.5 minutes, depending on location.
Instead of completely obscuring the sun, the eclipse, which began around 5:30 p.m. PT, created a golden ring around the moon's silhouette, giving millions in the western United States and Southeast Asia front-row seats to a spectacle that hadn't been witnessed in 18 years.
The best viewing, weather permitting, was expected to be over southwest Oregon, Northern California, central Nevada, southern Utah, northern Arizona, New Mexico, and the Texas Panhandle.
The experience took some users back to the eclipse lessons learned in grammar school. The annular solar eclipse darkened the sun and lit up social networks this evening.
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