“Ring of fire” solar eclipse captured in photos around the world

FAN Editor

Eager skywatchers across the globe were gifted a spectacular annular solar eclipse Thursday morning — and they didn’t pass up the opportunity to document it. Millions of people around the world marveled at the sight, which appeared as a glowing “ring of fire” in the night sky. 

Astrophotographers pulled out all the stops to capture stunning images of the celestial phenomenon, which was fully visible in parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean and Siberia, and partially visible for much of the rest of northeastern North America, Greenland, northern Europe and northern Asia. 

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s light. During an annular solar eclipse, the moon does not completely cover the sun as it passes, leaving some sunlight visible.

Because the moon appears smaller under these circumstances, it cannot fully block out the sun, forming what’s called a “ring of fire” or “ring of light.” 

This was just one of two solar eclipses this year. A total solar eclipse will be visible on December 4. 

New York City

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An eclipsed sun rises over New York City on June 10, 2021, seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.  KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images

Germany

Partial Solar Eclipse
Only a small part of the sun is covered by the moon during a partial solar eclipse on June 10, 2021, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne.  Henning Kaiser/picture alliance via Getty Images

Delaware

Rare Sunrise Eclipse Entrances Northeast States
In this handout image provided by NASA, a partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse on June 10, 2021, in Lewes, Delaware.  Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images

London

Partial Solar Eclipse Seen In The UK
A partial solar eclipse is seen over the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2021, in London, England.  Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

Washington, D.C.

Rare Sunrise Eclipse Entrances Northeast States
In this handout image provided by NASA, a partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the Capitol Building on June 10, 2021, seen from Arlington, Virginia.  Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images

Massachusetts

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A partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises over Scituate Light in Scituate, Massachusetts on June 10, 2021. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images

Canada

The morning of the eve of Ontario moving into Stage One of COVID-19 reopening is marked with a solar eclipse as viewed from the Beaches
The moon eclipses the sunrise as hundreds gathered on the eastern beaches of Toronto on June 10, 2021. Steve Russell / Getty Images

Maryland

APTOPIX US Solar Eclipse Baltimore
A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Maryland. Julio Cortez / AP

Belgium

ASTRONOMY PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
A partial eclipse is seen in Brussels on Thursday, June 10, 2021.  JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

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