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Russians across the country were treated to the rare “ring of fire” from the solar eclipse that swept the skies over Northern Earth on Thursday.
The Ring of Fire, dubbed the annular eclipse of the sun, was most visible in Canada and parts of the Arctic. This type of eclipse occurs when the Moon partially blocks the Sun, leaving only a thin ring of bright sunlight.
Places in western Russia where most of the country’s population lives like Saint Petersburg and Pskov only experienced a partial annular eclipse, with a bright crescent of light visible.
Meanwhile, Russians living in higher latitudes were treated to a real “ring of fire” experience, as seen in photos from the town of Chukordakh in the Sakha Republic (5,000 km northeast of Moscow).
Here’s a look at more photos of the extraordinary event as seen across the country:
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