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- On February 17, an annular solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" over Antarctica.
- Only a narrow strip of Antarctica allowed full observation.
- The South Korean GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellite and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) captured views of the Moon's shadow.
- The eclipse is part of an eclipse season, with a total lunar eclipse on March 3 and the next annular on February 6, 2027.
