People watch the annular eclipse of the solar on the planetarium of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in San Jose, on October 14, 2023.

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People watch the annular eclipse of the solar on the planetarium of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in San Jose, on October 14, 2023.

Ezequiel Becerra/AFP by way of Getty Images

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