May 19, 2021
View larger. | EarthSky community member Beverley Sinclair captured this beautiful view of a total solar eclipse outside Charleston, South Carolina, on August 21, 2017, and wrote: “The skies were very cloudy leading up to totality but, miraculously, slowly cleared as totality approached. This photo shows the diamond ring and Baily’s beads.” Thank you, Beverley!
The middle of the current eclipse season falls on June 1, 2021. This eclipse season features two eclipses: a total eclipse of the moon on May 26, and then one fortnight (approximately two weeks) later, an annular eclipse of the sun on June 10. Want to learn more about the cycle of eclipses? Keep reading …