Solar eclipse thrills world’s northern tier

The world’s northern tier got a sunrise special on Thursday – a “ring of fire” solar eclipse.

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The annular eclipse began at the Canadian province of Ontario, then swept across Greenland, the North Pole, and finally Siberia, as the moon passed directly in front of the sun.

Although it only swept across the aforementioned places, the upper portions of North America, Europe and Asian did enjoy a partial eclipse, at least where the skies were clear. At those locations, the moon appeared to have taken a bite out of the sun.

It was the first eclipse of the sun visible from North America since August 2017, when a dramatic total solar eclipse crisscrossed the U.S.

The next one visible from North America is expected to come in 2024.