Solar eclipse 2021: UK skygazers enjoy view of crescent sun

Skygazers – with appropriate eye protection – could see part of sun obscured on Thursday morningSolar eclipse 2021: the crescent sun – in picturesPeople across the UK were treated to views of a crescent sun on Thursday morning as the moon appeared to partially block out the star.An annular eclipse – when the sun and moon are in line with the Earth and the moon appears slightly smaller, creating a phenomenon known asthe “ring of fire”– was visible on Thursday from places such as Canada, Greenland and northern Russia.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Solar eclipses The sun The moon UK news Science England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Europe World news Astronomy Space Source Type: news