Solar eclipse photos: 2021 ‘sunrise eclipse’ creates a stunning sight

Did you see the “sunrise eclipse” Thursday morning?

A partial solar eclipse occurred around 5:40 a.m. in Upstate New York, with about 77% of the sun hidden by the moon. Some viewers in North America reported a “ring of fire” visual that appeared to show the sun glowing in a ring around the moon, or an annular eclipse (rather than a total eclipse), but the stunning sight was over by 6:30 a.m.

Photographer Oliver Hine shared this Instagram photo of the eclipse over Lake Ontario in Mexico, N.Y.:

Sunrise Eclipse 2021

Oliver Hine shared this photo of the partial solar eclipse over Lake Ontario in Mexico, N.Y., on June 10, 2021.Oliver Hine | instagram.com/oliver.hine/

Lynn Davis of Liverpool shared this photo he took of the eclipse over Onondaga Lake:

Solar eclipse

Lynn Davis of Liverpool shared this photo he took of the partial solar eclipse over Onondaga Lake on June 10, 2021.Lynn Davis | Provided

Click through the photo gallery above to see more photos of the 2021 solar eclipse.

Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the sun and earth, partially or completely blocking the sun’s rays. The last total solar eclipse in America was 2017, when a narrow swath of the country from West to East Coast saw the sun completely disappear behind the moon for two minutes or more.

The next total solar eclipse for the U.S. will be April 8, 2024. The path of totality — where the sun is completely hidden by the moon for several minutes — will cross much of Upstate New York. Buffalo, at the center of the path, will see a total eclipse for nearly four minutes. Syracuse will see totality for a minute and a half.

Thursday’s eclipse was dubbed a “sunrise eclipse” because it occurred close to sunrise.

Note: Never look directly at an eclipse, even a partial one, without special safety glasses or the sun’s rays could permanently damage your eyes. Experts say you should only buy glasses that say they are “ISO” certified, or build a pinhole camera that projects the eclipse onto a light surface.

Got photos of the solar eclipse that you’d like to share? Email gherbert@syracuse.com.

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