Article 5JWPF Solar eclipse 2021: UK skygazers enjoy view of crescent sun

Solar eclipse 2021: UK skygazers enjoy view of crescent sun

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Nicola Davis Science correspondent and agencies
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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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