‘Ring of fire’ rises over US East Coast: Spectacular images of a partial solar eclipse show the sun as a crescent as it rises over NYC, Baltimore and Philadelphia
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A stunning partial solar eclipse was visible over New York City and other parts of the US East Coast this morning as the celestial event made the sun appear as a crescent.
The partial solar eclipse was visible along parts of the East Coast shortly after 5am for about four minutes.
Photos of the celestial event showed the solar eclipse illuminating the sky in New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The event, which was livestreamed by NASA, was only visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
Those along the East Coast who were early enough managed to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon blocks about 60 to 80 percent of the sun.
An annular eclipse, which was expected in parts of the Northern Hemisphere occurs when the sun and moon are directly in line, which causes a ‘ring of fire’ to appear in the sky.
NEW YORK: The partial solar eclipse was visible over New York City and other parts of the US East Coast on Thursday morning as the celestial event made the sun appear as a crescent
NEW YORK: Those along the East Coast who were early enough managed to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon blocks about 60 to 80 percent of the sun
BALTIMORE: The partial solar eclipse was visible over the Baltimore skyline at about 5am on Thursday
WASHINGTON DC: The partial eclipse is seen above to the left o the US Capitol Building on Thursday morning