Solar eclipse 2021: 10 stunning photos of the ‘ring of fire,’ ‘crescent sun’
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
A “ring of fire” solar eclipse delighted skygazers early Thursday in portions of Canada, Greenland and Siberia, according to The New York Times. Meanwhile, a partial “crescent sun” appeared overhead in other parts of the United States and Northern Hemisphere.
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Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers 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, in Arlington, Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A partially eclipsed sun peaks out from behind a cloud as it rises over lower Manhattan in New York, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A person wearing SoFi glasses to protect him from the sun's strong rays is reflected in the display of a smartphone showing the partial solar eclipse. (Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers Only a small part of the sun is covered by the moon during a partial solar eclipse. (Henning Kaiser/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A picture taken on June 10, 2021, shows a partial solar eclipse, pictured in Gaiberg near Heidelberg, southwestern Germany. (DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A partial solar eclipse rises over the Baltimore skyline, Thursday, June 10, 2021, seen from Arbutus, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers The moonrise eclipses the sunrise as hundreds gathered on the Eastern Beaches of Toronto, some with homemade eclipse viewers others with high tech cameras and telescopes to view a sunrise eclipse. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers A partial solar eclipse is seen over the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2021, in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse delights skygazers An annular (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)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #solareclipse and #ringoffire. Here are some of our favorites:
