{"id":63977,"date":"2024-10-02T08:31:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2a360c1b-0365-4ebb-8357-ee432e6ff2e9"},"modified":"2024-10-02T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:39:41","slug":"how-to-watch-todays-annular-solar-eclipse-online-from-the-uk-europe-and-north-america","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-todays-annular-solar-eclipse-online-from-the-uk-europe-and-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch today&#8217;s annular solar eclipse online from the UK, Europe and North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Iain Todd\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 02 October 2024 at 08:31 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There&#8217;s an annular solar eclipse occurring today, October 2, 2024, and statistically you&#8217;re unlikely to be in the path where the full ring of fire will appear, but you can watch the whole event online.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/live\/eclipse-solar-2024-october-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time and Date<\/a> are live-streaming the October 2 annular solar eclipse, and you can watch online for free below:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Annular Solar Eclipse - October 2, 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/maq5N4okQnU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sites-where-an-annular-solar-eclipse-in-october-2024-will-be-visible\"><strong>October 2 2024 annular solar eclipse explained<\/strong><\/h2><p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/space-science\/annular-solar-eclipse\">annular solar eclipse<\/a> will be visible across much of South America, but for the full &#8216;ring of fire&#8217; effect you&#8217;ll need to be on Easter Island or in Chile or Argentina.<\/p><p>Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the Moon covers all of the Sun&#8217;s &#8216;disk&#8217;, during an annular solar eclipse the distance of the Moon relative to the Sun and Earth means that not all of the disk is covered.<\/p><p>This leads to a &#8216;ring of fire&#8217; effect in the sky, and is really quite something to behold.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annular solar eclipse from Penonome, Panama, on October 14, 2023. Photo by LUIS ACOSTA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Recent annular eclipses include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/october-14-annular-solar-eclipse\">annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023<\/a>, another on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/space-science\/21-june-2020-annular-solar-eclipse\">June 21, 2020<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/skills\/how-see-ring-fire-annular-solar-eclipse-christmas-2019\">December 26, 2019<\/a>. <\/p><p>During this annular solar eclipse on October 2, 2024, about 93% of the Sun will be eclipsed by the Moon, and a ring of fire will be visible for a maximum 7 minutes 25 seconds.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re observing the eclipse in person, whether full annular or partial, the whole eclipse must be viewed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/top-astronomy-kit\/best-solar-eclipse-glasses\">solar eclipse glasses<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/top-astronomy-kit\/best-solar-telescopes\">solar telescopes<\/a>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/10\/solar-eclipse-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"If you're watching the October 2, 2024 annular solar eclipse in person, you'll need eclipse glasses. Photo by Solrac Santiago\/NurPhoto via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-162767\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you&#8217;re watching the October 2, 2024 annular solar eclipse in person, you&#8217;ll need eclipse glasses. Photo by Solrac Santiago\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>It may be possible to see phenomena such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baily%27s_beads\">Baily&#8217;s beads<\/a>, the last and first drops of sunlight.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re not able to observe the October annular solar eclipse, you can watch online via the livestream at the top of this page.<\/p><p>The Time and Date livestream of the October 2, 2024 annular solar eclipse is being set up by Claudio Mart\u00ednez at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astroturismo.com.ar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instituto Latinoamericano de Astroturismo<\/a> and broadcast from Puerto Deseado, Argentina.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sites-where-an-annular-solar-eclipse-in-october-2024-will-be-visible\"><strong>Sites where the eclipse is visible<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li><strong>Orongo, Easter Island<\/strong> (6 min 28 sec, 14:03 EAST)<\/li><li><strong>Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island<\/strong> (5 min 50 sec, 14:04 EAST)<\/li><li><strong>Cochrane, Chile<\/strong> (5 min 40 sec, 17:21 CLST)<\/li><li><strong>Chile Chico, Chile<\/strong> (0 min 0 sec, 17:25 CLST) (for extended Baily&#8217;s beads)<\/li><li><strong>Puerto Deseado, Argentina<\/strong> (3 min 22 sec, 17:27 ART)<\/li><li><strong>Puerto San Juli\u00e1n, Argentina<\/strong> (5 min 12 sec, 17:24 ART)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>if you observe the annular solar eclipse in person or online, let us know what you thought by emailing <a href=\"mailto:contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Iain Todd Published: Wednesday, 02 October 2024 at 08:31 AM There&#8217;s an annular solar eclipse occurring today, October 2, 2024, and statistically you&#8217;re unlikely to be in the path where the full ring of fire will appear, but you can watch the whole event online. 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