YOUNGSTOWN -  Mother Nature did not fully cooperate with those in the Valley hoping to catch a glimpse of a partial eclipse of the sun early Thursday.

The so-called “ring of fire” was obscured by clouds on the horizon during the astronomical event that was to reach it’s maximum of 60% coverage of the sun by the moon at 5:53 a.m.

A camera high atop the 21 WFMJ Television tower on Youngstown’s South Side captured the waning eclipse after 6 a.m.

An annular eclipse happens when the moon is near its farthest point from Earth during an eclipse, so the moon appears smaller than the sun in the sky and does not block the whole solar disk.

Total solar eclipses, which this area will see in full totality in 2024, happens when the moon covers the entire sun.

If you got a photo of the partial annular eclipse, you could send pictures to weatherpics@wfmj.com.