PA Reporters
10 June 2021, 1:27 pm
Skygazers across the UK were treated to a rare celestial show on Thursday morning as observers witnessed a crescent sun during a partial solar eclipse.
Despite cloudy skies, astronomy enthusiasts were able to see nearly a third of the sun being blocked out by the moon.
Robert Simpson, 39, from Milton Keynes, told the PA news agency: “I love how they (events such as the solar eclipse) make you see the moon and sun in a different way.
“I saw the UK partial eclipse in 2015, and a total eclipse in the US in 2017. So they are rare, but I catch them if I can.”
explaining to my next guest, astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson. he s the author of how we got here and where we re going. explain exactly what we re seeing, why it s happening and the larger cosmic significance. well, i wore my eclipse tie just for you this morning. there we go. the moon going in front of the son. i was on the brooklyn bridge this morning. i m a resident of new york city. and there were hundreds of people there at 5:00 in the morning. children, old people, people on scooters, just to bear witness to this occasion where the moon in its orbit around the world comes between us and the sun. and as that happens, it takes bites out of the sun and you have a crescent sun which is very unfamiliar. typically we only think of a crescent moon. a crescent sun can be quite striking as it rises over the horizon. so i caught bits of it but then
For the first time in years, there will be a rare sunrise eclipse. Only part of the U.S. will get to see it. Luckily, that part will be in Central New York.
On June 10, 2021 a picturesque partial solar eclipse will begin the day. The Sun will come up over Northeast U.S. looking like a crescent Moon. The best place to watch is from a waterfront location with a clear horizon, especially along Lake Erie.
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A little farther north, in Ontario, Canada a “ring of fire” eclipse, where the Moon slips perfectly across the Sun to leave a ring or annulus around the Moon can be seen.
For the first time in years, there will be a rare sunrise eclipse. Only part of the U.S. will get to see it. Luckily, that part will be in Central New York.
On June 10, 2021 a picturesque partial solar eclipse will begin the day. The Sun will come up over Northeast U.S. looking like a crescent Moon. The best place to watch is from a waterfront location with a clear horizon, especially along Lake Erie.
Getty Images
A little farther north, in Ontario, Canada a “ring of fire” eclipse, where the Moon slips perfectly across the Sun to leave a ring or annulus around the Moon can be seen.
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