BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- This is a special edition of Aperture24 with the best photos of solar eclipse on June 21 from Xinhua.
A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight.
The double exposure photo taken on June 21, 2020 shows a partial solar eclipse in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
A bird flies during solar eclipse in Guwahati, India on June 21, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
A man watches a partial solar eclipse in Manila, the Philippines on June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Butuo County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
A partial solar eclipse is seen in Hong Kong, south China, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
An airplane flies over the sky as a solar eclipse occurs in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
An airplane flies over the sky as a solar eclipse occurs in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
An annular solar eclipse is seen in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Rong)
An annular solar eclipse is seen in Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Dai Jianfeng)■
