A Ring Of Fire Eclipse Passed Over South America, See Stunning Photos

Eclipses are always an exciting occasion. People flock outside to witness the incredible display in the sky. Well today, October 2nd, eclipse lovers got to witness a special treat. The moon and sun worked together to create a “ring of fire” in a special annular solar eclipse.

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Space.com shared details on the incredible Ring of Fire solar eclipse. This solar eclipse began “its journey across parts of the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile, and southern Argentina.” During a traditional solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. When it does this, it casts a shadow on our planet.

However, during the Ring of Fire solar eclipse, “the moon is relatively far from Earth and does not fully cover the sun’s disk like we see during a total solar eclipse.” Rather than do that, “it leaves a distinct ring of light in the sky.” this is what is referred to as the Ring of Fire.

An annular eclipse is not common for many people to witness. TimeandDate shared that “only about 175,000 people” lived in the path of angularity. While there were many who could witness the solar eclipse, only a select few got to witness the Ring of Fire.

“Those lucky enough to be situated within that band will experience a ‘ring of fire’, those outside it but still relatively close enough will see a partial solar eclipse.” For that solar eclipse, space.com described that spectators will see “the moon appears to take a ‘bite’ out of the sun.”

Some of the places across the globe with views of the Ring of Fire are listed below.

Some of the places that saw a partial solar eclipse are listed below.

The source of the featured image is here.