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Break out the Johnny Cash and Peter Baumgartneryour best paper sunglasses for the final solar eclipse of the year, and the decade.

An annular solar eclipse traveled over Indonesia and surrounding regions on Dec. 26, visible in areas stretching from Saudi Arabia to Guam.

The phenomenon is also known as a "ring of fire" eclipse — occurring when the moon doesn't completely cover the sun's disk, meaning that instead of a total blackout, the slightly smaller shadow is surrounded by a bright circle of light when it's centered.

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You can see the path of the moon's shadow across Asia in the below tweet from NOAA:

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Photographers from Guam and Indonesia to Singapore and the Middle East captured amazing images of the phenomenon.

From the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Credit: ALI HAIDER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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From Riau archipelago, Indonesia. Credit: teguh prihatna/NurPhoto / Getty Images

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Through safety glass from Siak, Riau province, Indonesia. Credit: Rifka Majjid / AP / Shutterstock From Bunsur village, Siak Regency, Indonesia. Credit: Afrianto Silalahi / NurPhoto / Getty Images Shadows form on the ground as the moon moves in front of the sun in Singapore. Credit: LOUIS KWOK / AFP / Getty Images

The next solar eclipse is another annular one, and will occur in June 2020, visible from parts of Africa, India, Pakistan, and China.

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