On September 1st, the continent will play host to a natural wonder of the astronomical kind: an annular eclipse of the sun.
Millions turned their eyes to the sky as a solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" from Asia to the western US, where it was greeted with excitement.
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/ 21 January 2009
A partial eclipse of the sun will be visible from South Africa on Monday, the South African Astronomical Observatory said.