{"id":42413,"date":"2023-03-09T12:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=116850"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:32:31","slug":"see-the-annular-solar-eclipse-on-14-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/see-the-annular-solar-eclipse-on-14-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"See the annular solar eclipse on 14 October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

A ring of fire eclipse will be visible in the US on 14 October 2023. Find out when it’s happening and how to see it online. <\/p>

By Jamie Carter\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 09 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Passing across 10 countries and running a decent path down through the US, the annular solar eclipse of 14 October 2023 \u2013 also called a \u2018ring of fire\u2019 eclipse \u2013 will be watched by millions of people.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the US, the event will be something of a warm-up to a long total solar eclipse<\/a> exactly 177 days later on 8 April 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the sight of a bright ring around the Moon \u2014 something that can only be viewed safely using solar filters \u2013 will be something to savour for eclipse-chasers.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as lasting for up to 5 minutes 17 seconds, it\u2019s way more accessible that the four remaining \u2018ring of fire\u2019 eclipses this decade in the Pacific, Patagonia, the Amazon and Siberia. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>What is an annular solar eclipse?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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An annular solar eclipse, 15 January 2010 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon\u2019s apparent size in the sky is slightly too small to completely cover the Sun\u2019s disk, leaving an annulus visible around the Moon\u2019s silhouette for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

An annular eclipse is commonly called a \u2018ring of fire\u2019. It occurs because the Moon has a slightly elliptical orbit of the Earth and is slightly too far away for its shadow cone to touch the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n

During this eclipse, the Moon will cover almost 91% of the Sun\u2019s disk.<\/p>\n

Where is the annular eclipse happening, and at what time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Chart showing a map of the USA and paths for different degrees of annularity for 14 October 2023 annular eclipse. Credit: Pete Lawrence<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n