It was the annual event celestial watchers got to enjoy (and maybe got a certain Johnny Cash song stuck in your head).
It’s the solar eclipse known as the “ring of fire,” because it’s the moon covering the sun, leaving light around the edges and creating an astounding effect.
The photos from the event were amazing, with certain parts of the United States — mostly the West Coast and down through New Mexico — and South America getting to witness it in person (with the proper gear so no one’s eyes got harmed).
Check out the stunning, beautiful photos captured on Saturday:
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TOPSHOT – The Moon crosses in front of the Sun over Albuquerque, New Mexico, during an annular eclipse on October 14, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse in Bogota on October 14, 2023. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse as smoke haze from fires in the Amazon rainforest blankets the sky in Manaus, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on October 14, 2023. Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse. (Photo by Michael DANTAS / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse as smoke haze from fires in the Amazon rainforest blankets the sky in Manaus, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on October 14, 2023. Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse. (Photo by Michael DANTAS / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The moon crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse at Mineirao Stadium, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brasil, on October 14, 2023. Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / Douglas Magno / AFP) (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO/Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images)
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An annular solar eclipse seen from Tatacoa Desert, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The annular eclipse dimmed the skies over parts of the western U.S. and Central and South America. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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The sun, partially blocked clouds, is seen next to the top of a sundial during a “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)
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The full annular solar eclipse is seen from Valley of the Gods outside Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The eclipse was visible throughout most of the western United States. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, UTAH – OCTOBER 14: A compilation of photographs shows the progress of the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Starting at the Oregon coast and concluding on the east coast of South America an annular solar eclipse, where the moon is at its farthest from the Earth, will project a halo of sunlight around the moon’s border. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
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