Onlookers posted pictures of many strange crescent-shaped light patterns they noticed on the ground during the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26, 2019.- Instagram
SINGAPORE - Most eyes in Singapore on Boxing Day were trained on the Sun as a rare eclipse happened, but a few onlookers posted pictures of many strange crescent-shaped light patterns they noticed on the ground.
These shadowy patterns dotted pavements and walkways on Thursday afternoon (Dec 26) during the annular solar eclipse and coincided with the height of the astronomical event when the Moon covered the centre of the Sun to create a "ring of fire" effect at around 1.30pm.
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