Annular solar eclipse
7m51s of ring · best from Chile, Argentina
Path of the annular eclipse: Chile, Argentina, the Atlantic.
Outside the path, a partial eclipse: South America, Antarctica, western and southern Africa.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Outlines: Natural Earth, US Census Bureau
The Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely, so it leaves a blazing ring of sunlight around the edge — a 'ring of fire' lasting nearly eight minutes at its best. A partial eclipse is visible more widely across South America, Antarctica, western and southern Africa. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses or a proper solar filter — not during a partial phase, and not through a camera, binoculars, or a telescope. An annular eclipse is never safe to look at: even at its peak a bright ring of Sun stays uncovered, so keep the glasses on the whole time.
For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.
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