Image shows the eclipse over New Mexico, from Twitter user @MikeTheiss
Yesterday’s annular solar eclipse has been well-documented in images from Twitter users.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking out most, but not all, of its light. This causes the sun to appear as a bright ring in the sky, known as the ‘ring of fire’.
An annular eclipse can be viewed partially over a vast region, and yesterday’s was no exception. The eclipse was visible in parts of China, Taiwan, Japan and the US, while the cities of Guangzhou, Taipei, Tokyo and Albuquerque were on the central path.
Images on Twitter are coming from Japan, Korea, and a number of locations in western and south-western US. The collection includes photos from space, time-lapse shots and, of course, the obligatory Instagram shot.
You can browse all of the top images for the term ‘eclipse’ on the site, or, for your convenience, you can scroll down through the stunning selection we have for you here.
Two little Japanese girls take care while watching the eclipse (tweeted by a number of users)
@Astro_Soichi, Japan
@TommyMeharey, USA
A view of the eclipse from space, tweeted by a number of users
@ESA, the European Space Agency (image from Proba-2 satellite)
@SaintRPh, USA
@webcamsdemexico
@sayaka
Time-lapse shot of the eclipse over the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Image by Pelo78 (Flickr), tweeted by MissAnthrope500
@shutterfreek, New Mexico
@wacamera, Japan
@2soku_waraji, Japan (accompanying tweet translated in Twitter’s blog as ‘Sunlight through a blind on our office floor looked like this.’)
@GriffinSagar, Hawaii
@mr_sams, San Francisco
@YoshiokaAyano
@eacobb2010, USA
