Solar fire ring lights up the air. 'Ring of fire'

Thursday in the sky there arose a "ring of fire" solar eclipse, as the moon blocked the sun partially.

The show, the first of the two solar eclipses this year, has been visible in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere and has taken amazing pictures all over the world.

According to NASA, a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking a portion of the sun's beams.

An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is far enough away from the Earth that it looks smaller than the sun.

When the moon collides with the fiery star, it will appear smaller than the sun, allowing bright light to shine around the edges. According to NASA, this is known as "the ring of fire," and it is expected to be visible to some people in Greenland, northern Russia, and Canada.

In other countries, including the United Kingdom and Ireland, a partial eclipse has occurred in the northern hemisphere, where only a part of the sun covers the moon. Depending on your location, a fingernail shadow covered a different sun percentage.

According to the Royal Astronomical Society of the United Kingdom, the eclipse began north of the Great Lakes, crossed northern Canada into the Arctic Ocean, went over the North Pole, and was predicted to terminate in northern Siberia. The partial eclipse will be visible until approximately 9:11 a.m. ET.

If you can't see the eclipse, NASA and The Virtual Telescope Project will be broadcasting live views. Check out TimeAndDate.com for more precise times based on your geographic location.

According to Farmers' Almanac, the term "annular" derives from the Latin word "annulus," which means "ring-shaped."

On June 10, an eclipsed sun rises next to a flag in Scituate, Massachusetts.

How to look safely

Since some of the sun's rays shine from behind the moon, according to the American Astronomical Society, it is important to wear proper eye protectors when viewing the solar eclipse.

When you buy a solar filter, please ensure that it complies with the international ISO 12312-2 standard for eye protection. Eclipse glasses, the only way to see the eclipse is by costing a couple of dollars, said AAS.

According to the American Astronomical Society, there are certain additional safety precautions to keep in mind:

Before using your solar filter, make sure it's not scratched, pierced, torn, or otherwise damaged. Read and follow any instructions printed on the filter or included with it.

When utilising solar filters, always keep an eye on your kids.

Keep your glasses on if you normally wear them. Put on your eclipse glasses or place your handheld viewer in front of them.

Before looking up at the bright sun, stop and cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses or solar viewer. Turn away and remove your filter after looking at the sun; do not remove it while looking at the sun.

Do not look at the sun through an unfiltered camera, telescope, binoculars, or other optical device while it is eclipsed or partially eclipsed.

Likewise, do not view your eclipse or handheld solar viewer through the sun by a phone, telescope, binocular or any other optical device, because the concentrated solar rays might damage the filter and cause severe injury to your eyes.

Before using a camera, telescope, binocular or any other optical device solar filter should be used for astronomer advice; note that any telescope, binoculars or camera lens or any other optical optical device should be fitted with solar filters.

Eclipses of the sun and moon

According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, in addition to the two solar eclipses, there will be two lunar eclipses this year, with three of them visible for some in North America.

After the June 10 solar eclipse, the next chance to observe an eclipse will be on November 19. Skywatchers in North America and Hawaii can see this partial lunar eclipse between 1 a.m. and 7:06 a.m. ET.

And the year will come to a close on December 4 with a total solar eclipse. It will not be visible in North America, but it will be visible in the Falkland Islands, the southern tip of Africa, Antarctica, and southeastern Australia.

Here are some other things to look forward to in 2021.

The full moon

2021 will have 12 full moons, as is typical for a normal year. (Last year, there were 13 full moons, two of which occurred in October.)

Here are all of the full moons remaining this year and their names, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac:

June 24 -- strawberry moon
July 23 -- buck moon
August 22 -- sturgeon moon
September 20 -- harvest moon
October 20 -- hunter's moon
November 19 -- beaver moon
December 18 -- cold moon

See that other names, attributed to their respective Indian tribes, of these Moons are also checked.

Dusks of the meteor

The Delta aquariums are best visible from the southern tropics, peaking at 74% of the full moon between 28 and 29 July.

The Alpha Capricornids, an unusual meteor shower, peaks on the same night. Although this shower is significantly weaker, it has been known to create some brilliant fireballs when it peaks. No matter which side of the equator you are on, the Carpicornids will be visible.

The Perseid meteor shower, the most popular of the year, will peak in the Northern Hemisphere between August 11 and 12, when the moon will be only 13 percent full.

Here is the meteor shower schedule for the rest of the year, according to EarthSky's meteor shower outlook.

October 8: Draconids
October 21: Orionids
November 4 to 5: South Taurids
November 11 to 12: North Taurids
November 17: Leonids
December 13 to 14: Geminids
December 22: Ursids

Visible planets

According to the Farmer's Almanac planetary guide, skywatchers will have numerous opportunities to spot the planets in our sky during specific mornings and evenings throughout 2021.

With the exception of distant Neptune, most of these can be seen with the naked eye, but binoculars or a telescope will provide the best view.

From 27 June to 16 July and 18 October to November 1 Mercury is going to seem like a bright star in the morning sky. From August 31 to September 21 and from November 29 to December 31 the planet will shine in the night sky.

In western heaven at dusk, in the evening, Venus, our nearest neighbour of the solar system, is visible until December 31. After the moon, it is the second-glossest object in our sky.

Between November 24 and December 31, Mars will be visible in the morning sky, and from August 22 to August 22, it will be visible in the evening sky.

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Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet, is the third brightest object in the sky. The giant will be visible in the morning sky until August 19. Look for it in the evenings from August 20 to December 31; however, it will be most visible from August 8 to September 2.

Saturn's rings can only be seen with a telescope, but the planet itself can be seen with the naked eye in the mornings until August 1 and in the evenings from August 2 to December 31. During the first four days of August, it will be at its brightest.

Binoculars or the telescope help you to discover Uranus's greenish lusters from 16 May to 3 November and from 4 November to 31 December in the mornings.

From 28 August to 31 December, the planet will be brightest.

In the morning, through 13 September and in the evenings of 14 September, our closest neighbour on the solar system, Neptune, will be visible through a telescope. From 19 July to 8 November, the planetary outlier will be most bright.