Solar eclipse 2021: UK skygazers enjoy view of crescent sun
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent and agencies from on (#5JWPF)
Skygazers - with appropriate eye protection - could see part of sun obscured on Thursday morning
People 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 as the ring of fire" - was visible on Thursday from places such as Canada, Greenland and northern Russia.
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