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What it was like to experience the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Easter Island

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Eclipse-chasers from across the globe gathered on remote Rapa Nui to witness a "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse for about six minutes .

It was the island's first in 236 years and last for 321 years .

The entire island is just 63 square miles ( 163 square km ) and is famous for its 900 or so moai, giant stone monoliths.

Central solar eclipses on Easter Island are very rare.

Remarkably, there was a total on Jul. 11, 2010 , just over 14 years ago , but before that, it was 1788 .

The next total is on Aug. 12, 2026 , and the next one is in 2324 .

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