Sun and Moon align in a rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on longest day of the year
Ring of fire is seen during the solar eclipse at Budai township, Chiayi county, Taiwan, June 21, 2020.
It was first visible in the northeastern Republic of Congo from 5:56 local time just a few minutes after sunrise. So-called annular eclipses occur when the Moon – passing between Earth and the Sun – is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of the solar disc visible.Women use protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse from Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.
Despite some disappointment, Susan Murbana told AFP news agency: "It was very exciting because I think I'm so obsessed with eclipses. "It's a bit like switching from a 500-watt to a 30-watt light bulb," he added. "It's a cold light and you don't see as well." Some students used a welding mask to stare at the sun, while others wore glasses made with filters that cut out ultra-violet rays.Coronavirus precautions were also taken in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as dozens of students and astronomy enthusiasts gathered on a rooftop.
In Hong Kong, dozens of skywatchers ranging from astronomy enthusiasts with telescopes to families enjoying Father's Day gathered at a waterfront park in east Kowloon to witness the spectacle, which lasted about 90 minutes.The partial solar eclipse is captured using infrared filter in the cloudy sky in Nairobi, Kenya. The full eclipse was visible at successive locations over a period of nearly four hours, and one of the last places to see the partially hidden Sun was Taiwan.
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