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Photos: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse in the UAE

The eclipse is expected to last for around three hours between 8am and 11am

Published: June 21, 2020 09:25 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — UAE residents can see how the moon is going to cover 86.31 per cent of the sun's disk. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — Partial solar eclipse seen from Al Thuraya Astronomy Centre Observatory. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — Annular eclipses occur when the Moon - passing between Earth and the Sun - is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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20200621 eclipse — The moon passes across the path of the sun. Image Credit: Twitter/Astronomy Center

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20200621 solar uae — Image Credit: Screengrab/Al Sadeem Astronomy Observatory

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20200621 eclipse — Image Credit: Screengrab/Al Sadeem Astronomy Observatory

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20200621 solar eclipse uae — Image Credit: Screengrab/Al Sadeem Astronomy Observatory

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20200621 small holes eclipse — The eclipse can be seen in the shades of the small holes as shown in the picture. Image Credit: International Astronomy Center from Abu Dhabi

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — Enthusiast observing the solar eclipse at Al Thuraya Astronomy Centre Observatory. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — Hassan Ahmed Al Hariri, CEO, Dubai Astronomy Group, observing the solar eclipse from the Observatory at Al Thuraya Astronomy Centre Observatory. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News

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20200621 expat — Expat Hamza Ahmed watching eclipse from Buheirah corniche in Sharjah. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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20200621 eclipse uae — Mohammed Partazian with son Hamed watching eclipse from Buheirah corniche in Sharjah. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf

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20200621 Dubai eclipse — A resident watching eclipse with compatible glasses at Buheirah corniche in Sharjah. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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20200621 eclipse — Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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20200621 eclipse — Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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20200621 eclipse — UAE residents watch a partial solar eclipse. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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