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Partial annular eclipse, June 2021, Charles Pevsner

Partial annular eclipse, June 2021

Partial annular eclipse, June 2021, Charles Pevsner

Partial annular eclipse, June 2021

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Dragged myself out of bed at 4:40am EDT (UTC-4) to see what could be seen of the June 10 annular solar eclipse. I was not in the path to see the dramatic “ring of fire” that is the signature feature of an annular eclipse, so it was a mere partial eclipse, especially so because the eclipse was already underway when the sun rose at 5:22am. Still, eclipses of any kind are rare enough to be worth seeking out.

Top:  A sunrise view across Holly Pond, Connecticut, at sunrise, 5:22am. The moon will reach maximum coverage of the sun, 72.76% at 5:33am, but I won’t see it because of the trees at the horizon.

Left:  Even when the sun rose above the trees, clouds interfered with the early part of the eclipse. (5:50am)

Center:  Finally the sun+moon rose about the clouds, but coverage has already begun to wane. (6:00am)

Right:  The moon takes its last tiny bite out of the sun. (6:30am)

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Partial annular eclipse, June 2021, Charles Pevsner