The week in photos 25/5/2012

Hikers watch an annular eclipse from Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was seen across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western U.S.

Hikers watch an annular eclipse from Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was seen across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western U.S.