leaving just a thin sliver of sunlight visible. rebecca morelle reports now on the annular solar eclipse. an eclipse at sunrise in the united states. one of nature s most dazzling sights the moon gliding in front of the sun, taking a bite from the shining disc. this was the view from canada, with the northernmost parts of the world treated to a full spectacle. it was a special kind of solar event known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon isjust a little further away from the earth, so it looks smaller in the sky. and what you will be able to see is a sort of ring around the moon. and so this is why annular solar eclipses are sometimes known as the ring of fire. they re incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot as well. the full eclipse began in ontario, canada, the moon casting its shadow across a narrow band of our planet s surface and ended in siberia. there was a partial eclipse in the uk, with up to 40% of the sun of obscured, and in edinburgh families had
sights the moon gliding in front of the sun, taking a bite from the shining disc. this was the view from canada, with the northernmost parts of the world treated to a full spectacle. it was a special kind of solar event known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon isjust a little further away from the earth, so it looks smaller in the sky. and what you will be able to see is a sort of ring around the moon. and so this is why annular solar eclipses are sometimes known as the ring of fire. they re incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot as well. the full eclipse began in ontario, canada, the moon casting its shadow across a narrow band of our planet s surface and ended in siberia. there was a partial eclipse in the uk, with up to 40% of the sun of obscured, and in edinburgh families had a chance to catch a glimpse as our star emerged from the haze. across much of the country, though, the weather was overcast. this was the view from cambridge.
scientists are urging people to take a look. i think it gives us an opportunity to connect with the sun. normally, the sun is so dazzlingly bright we kind of don t pay much attention to it, but during an eclipse of one form or another, we are able to remind ourselves, that if we look safely and with special filters and projection techniques, we can look at the sun and we can look at the moon gliding in front of it and remind ourselves this sort of clockwork solar system that we live in. eclipse watchers everywhere will be hoping for good weather. if not, there will be another annular eclipse at the end of the year, one that will sweep across antarctica. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now, novak djokovic will face rafael nadal in the french open semifinals, after battling past matteo berrettini in a match that saw spectators ejected from roland garros midway through. aruna iyengar has the details.
start of south america s most prestigious football tournament, the copa america, the supreme court in brazil has decided that the event can go ahead. judges held an emergency session to consider requests to block the competition because of the coronavirus pandemic. brazil has the second highest number of covid deaths in the world. colombia had already been removed as co host following mass anti government protests. large parts of the northern hemisphere have seen a partial solar eclipse today. the moon travelled directly in front of the sun in what is called an annular eclipse leaving just a thin sliver of sunlight visible. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. an eclipse at sunrise in the united states. one of nature s most dazzling sights the moon gliding in front of the sun, taking a bite from the shining disc. and this was the view from canada, where the northernmost parts of the world were treated to a full spectacle. and it was a special kind of solar event, kno
an annular eclipse leaving just a thin sliver of sunlight visible. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. an eclipse at sunrise in the united states. one of nature s most dazzling sights the moon gliding in front of the sun, taking a bite from the shining desk. and this was the view from canada, where the northernmost parts of the world were treated to a full spectacle. and it was a special kind of solar event, known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon isjust a little bit further away from the earth so it looks smaller in the sky. what you will be able to see is a sort of ring around the moon, and so this is why that annular solar eclipses are known as the ring of fire. they are incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot, as well. the full eclipse began in ontario, canada. the moon casting its shadow across a narrow band of our planet s surface. and it ended in siberia.