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In 2012, an annular solar eclipse was visible in a narrow path across the North Pacific and several western U.S. states.
To capture this unusual solar activity, a diligent photographer drove from Arizona to New Mexico in search of a suitable view.
Once seated, one person unknowingly walks directly into the frame as the eclipse sets over a ridge approximately 0.5 kilometers away.
Although the photographer expressed gratitude for the unexpected human element, he never learned the identity of the intruder.
The person appears to be holding a circular device that allows him to view the eclipse for himself.
This photo was taken at sunset at 7:36 pm on May 20, 2012. local time from a park near Albuquerque.
Note that next month, on October 14, another narrow swath of North and South America will experience a different annular solar eclipse if skies are clear.
Meanwhile, cloudless observers almost anywhere on any continent will be able to see a partial solar eclipse.
During an annular solar eclipse, the Moon is too far from Earth to block the entire Sun, causing the Sun to appear as a ring of fire over the lunar disk.