Breathtaking scenes were captured early Thursday of the 'ring of fire' — the first solar eclipse of 2021 that was seen from Russia to parts of the U.S.
People in parts of the Northern Hemisphere looked up to the sky to see a"ring of fire" early Thursday.
The first solar eclipse of 2021 produced some dazzling images as the moon passed between the sun and Earth but didn't fully block out the sun's light, leaving the moon looking like a dark disc encircled by a ring of the sun.Gary Hershorn / Getty Images Skywatchers in parts of northern Russia, Greenland and Canada were able to witness the annular eclipse for about four minutes before sunrise at 4:41 a.m. EST on Thursday.Bill Ingalls / Getty Images
For much of the U.S. and Canada, it was less a ring of fire and more of a crescent-shaped moon that appeared before and shortly after sunrise because it was a partial solar eclipse and not a full one. In a partial eclipse, the moon looks bigger against the sun, making the sun appear like a Pac-Man taking a bite out of the moon.
A partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse on Thursday in Lewes, Delaware.The partial solar eclipse was visible in parts of the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and northern Alaska starting at 5:25 a.m. EST,
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