Bite Out Of The Sun

About 40% of the sun appeared missing around 8:11 PM, Sunday, May 20, 2012 in this west view of the sky as seen from the grounds at Christ Community United Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa. As the sun set behind the trees at lower right about ten minutes later, some 65-70% of the disk was gone. Observers in the western United States were treated to an annular eclipse--a dark center with a "ring of fire" on the outside edge. Visible at lower left in this image is traffic along East Robins Road. This shot was imaged using a 200mm lens.