Photo by Michelle Diaz.
Bronx residents who were awake and facing east at dawn on Thursday, June 10, captured a rare, yet brief treat as an ‘annular’ eclipse of the sun was visible in the eastern sky across North America. In New York City, the eclipse was cut short when thick clouds and rain rolled into the area.
Partial solar eclipses happen when the moon comes between the sun and earth, but the moon only partially covers the sun’s disk. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon comes between the sun and earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow, the umbra, on earth.
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According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the annular eclipse began at 4:12 a.m. on Thursday, and ended at 9:11 a.m. when the new moon created an “annulus” or ring around the sun. However, clouds and rain ended the show early for Bronxites.
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The next partial eclipse of the moon that will, once again, be visible in North America will take place on Nov. 19, 2021, and a total eclipse of the sun will take place on Dec. 4, 2021. However, the latter will only be visible to those located in the southern tip of Africa and in parts of Australia.
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