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Partial solar eclipse: 'PacMan' sun greets early risers in Maryland
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. - Skygazers across the northern hemisphere were treated to another astronomical phenomenon early Thursday, likened by one Maryland resident to the computer game character Pac-Man.Viewers in parts of the eastern U.S. and northern Alaska were treated to a partial eclipse of the sun, along with much of Canada and parts of the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, NASA said. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth.