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October 2, 2024 at 2:15 PM The New Moon will pass in front of the Sun on Wednesday, forming a “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse across the southern tip of South America.
October 2, 2024 at 10:01 AM Stargazers will have a chance to catch another celestial phenomenon tonight. The "Ring of Fire" annual solar eclipse will occur Wednesday, Oct. 2.
The "ring of fire" effect caused during the annular solar eclipse is seen from Penonome, Panama, on Oct. 14, 2023. Credit - Luis Acosta—AFP
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, [1] with a magnitude of 0.9326. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
During an annular eclipse, the moon obscures all but a ring-shaped sliver of the sun. That’s because the moon is at a point in its orbit that’s farther from Earth. “The moon is just not quite big enough to cover the sun,” said Carolyn Sumners at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This eclipse will occur mostly over water in the Pacific.
NEW YORK (AP) — A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular solar eclipse will be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Here’s how to safely watch the final solar spectacle of the year. What is an annular solar eclipse?
The "Ring of Fire" effect caused during the annular solar eclipse is seen from Penonome, Panama, on October 14, 2023. The 2024 annular eclipse, the type that creates the ring of fire, will not be ...
October 4, 2024 at 8:42 AM. ... While there won’t be another “ring of fire” event until 2026, opportunities to watch the moon obscure some of the sun’s surface are around the corner.