Today marked the first solar eclipse of 2021, with an incredible annular “ring of fire” natural phenomenon.
These are some pictures of the eclipse as seen across the UK.
. Solar eclipse
Did you manage to catch a glimpse of the first solar eclipse of 2021? Photo: Getty Images/Chris J Ratcliffe
. Partial solar eclipse
A partial solar eclipse is seen through cloud cover from Primrose Hill in central London on June 10, 2021 Photo: Getty Images/NIKLAS HALLE'N
1. Partial solar eclipse
A partial solar eclipse is seen through cloud cover from Primrose Hill in central London on June 10, 2021 Photo: Getty Images/NIKLAS HALLE'N
2. Eclipse seen over the Houses of Parliament
In other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the annular eclipse would have been visible as a thin outer ring of the sun's disk that is not completely covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon, a so-called "ring of fire" Photo: Getty Images/Dan Kitwood
3. First eclipse of 2021
Viewers in the UK were able to witness the partial solar eclipse this morning with around a fifth of the Sun's light blocked (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images/Chris J Ratcliffe
4. Annular eclipse
According to NASA, the next solar eclipse won't occur until 4 December 2021 Photo: Getty Images/Chris J Ratcliffe