An annular solar eclipse takes place when the moon — at a distant point in its elliptical orbit — passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the vast majority of its surface while leaving a thin sliver of its outer disk visible to appear as a burning halo in the sky.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
The event, also called an annular solar eclipse, reportedly lasted about two hours from start to finish as viewed from Concordia Station in Antarctica, and the fiery ring was visible for just more than two minutes.
The main difference between my form of lupus and other variations of the disease is that discoid lupus is cutaneous, or limited to the skin.
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Amanda Mitchell,
Allure,
5 Nov. 2025
Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.
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