{"id":49752,"date":"2023-10-06T05:21:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6a818d77-f1f0-4668-93bd-96fc086212ad"},"modified":"2023-10-06T05:32:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:32:32","slug":"download-an-october-eclipse-map-for-the-upcoming-annular-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/download-an-october-eclipse-map-for-the-upcoming-annular-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Download an October eclipse map for the upcoming annular solar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

View our maps revealing the dates and times of the October 14 annular solar eclipse. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 06 October 2023 at 05:21 AM<\/p>

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Excited about the October 14 annular solar eclipse? Download our October eclipse map below to help you observe the event.<\/p>

In case you weren’t already aware, a dramatic solar eclipse<\/a> will be visible for observers in the USA on October 14 2023.<\/p>

The centreline of the October 14 eclipse<\/a> runs from Oregon, through Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, western into southern Texas.<\/p>

This will be an interesting eclipse because it\u2019s not quite total, appearing from the centreline as an annular eclipse.<\/p>

This is when the Moon passes centrally across the Sun\u2019s disc but doesn\u2019t fully cover it, leaving a so-called ‘ring of fire’.<\/p>

An annular solar eclipse as seen on 21 June 2020 over Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. Photo by Huang Shan\/VCG via Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Away from the centreline, the rest of the US sees a partial solar eclipse of decreasing intensity moving further from the path of annularity.<\/p>

The level of coverage should produce an interesting twilight effect for those near the centreline.<\/p>

It’s being touted as something of a warm-up for next year’s April 8 total solar eclipse<\/a>, but an annular solar eclipse is a spectacular event.<\/p>

Also known as a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse, during an annular solar eclipse the Moon’s silhouette doesn’t quite cover the entire disc of the Sun.<\/p>

Instead leaving a fiery ring hanging in the sky.<\/p>

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Sequence showing the 2019 annular solar eclipse from start to finish. Credit: Goh Keng Cheong \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>

October eclipse maps<\/strong><\/h2>

Click on each map below for a zoomed-in version you can download onto your computer or view on a smartphone or tablet.<\/p>

October 14 annular solar eclipse map<\/strong><\/h3>

The map below shows the path of annularity – i.e. where a full annular solar eclipse will be seen – across the USA.<\/p>

It also reveals how much of the Sun will have a ‘bite’ taken out of it by the Moon’s silhouette at different locations, and timings.<\/p>

Use the map to work out what you’ll see from your location, or where and when you need to be to experience full annularity.<\/p>

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Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

October 14 vs April 8 eclipse map<\/strong><\/h3>

This map shows the path of the annular eclipse on October 14, as well as the path of the April 8 2024 total solar eclipse.<\/p>

Red represent cities along the eclipse paths; green triangles are national and state parks.<\/p>

Read more in our guide to the upcoming US eclipses<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine \/ NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>

For more advice, read our guides on how to safely observe a solar eclipse<\/a> and when the next eclipse<\/a> is taking place.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>

Are you planning on observing or even photographing either eclipse? Let us know how you get on by emailing contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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