A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse was visible Thursday in the U.S. for the first time since 2017. Here it is pictured in the skies over Ireland.
A annular eclipse is seen as the sun rises over Scituate Light in Scituate, Massachusetts on June 10, 2021. - Northeast states in the U.S. will see a rare eclipsed sunrise, while in other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, this annular eclipse will be seen as a visible thin outer ring of the sun's disk that is not completely covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon, a so-called"ring of fire".
The event -- which occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sun's light -- illuminated the sky shortly after 5 a.m. EDT.TOPSHOT - A bird flies next to the sun in Jakarta, on June 10, 2021, before a solar eclipse occures. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty ImagesFrank Augstein/AP
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, is silhouetted by a partially eclipsed sun, Thursday June 10, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images A annular eclipse is seen as the sun rises over Scituate Lighthouse in Scituate, Massachusetts on June 10, 2021. - Northeast states in the U.S. will see a rare eclipsed sunrise, while in other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, this annular eclipse will be seen as a visible thin outer ring of the sun's disk that is not completely covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon, a so-called"ring of fire".
NASA had said it would begin around 4 a.m. and end at 9:11 a.m. ET in the northeastern U.S., but time of maximum eclipse varies by location, according to the Farmer's Almanac.The partially eclipsed sun behind clouds, seen from Trafalgar Square in London, Thursday, June 10, 2021.
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