Video and photos This is how Gulf residents spotted a rare annular solar eclipse this morning

Arab weather Sinan Khalaf - Today, Thursday, various regions of the Kingdom witnessed the phenomenon of eclipse in varying proportions.

The most distinctive scene of the eclipse was in the Al-Ahsa region, specifically the city of Hofuf, which witnessed a rare annular eclipse that the region did not witness in more than 100 years.

The "annular eclipse of the sun", which is one of the types of solar eclipses, occurs at the beginning of each lunar month, when the moon blocks most of the sun’s disk, and an outer part of the sun remains, forming a ring surrounding the moon.

Astronomy, nature and photography enthusiasts were at the heart of the event in Jabal Al-Arba` in the Al-Ahsa region. They were at the heart of the event and captured these scenes.