On Saturday, October 14, millions of people will have the opportunity to observe a “Ring of Fire,” a particularly impressive and rare solar eclipse.
An extremely rare phenomenon visible to several million lucky people. A solar eclipse will appear in the sky on October 14th. A very special solar eclipse as it will have the shape of a “ring of fire”.
What is a “Ring of Fire”?
First, it is important to distinguish between lunar eclipses and solar eclipses. Unlike a lunar eclipse, in which the moon blocks the sun, during a solar eclipse the lunar body occurs in the Earth’s shadow.
During this Ring of Fire solar eclipse, the Moon will be extremely far away from Earth, so it will not be able to completely obscure the Sun. Instead of remaining completely hidden, the sun’s light rays envelope the moon’s shadow, creating this “ring of fire.”
a live solar eclipse starting at 5:30 p.m.
Several million lucky people will be able to observe the solar eclipse in the form of a “ring of fire” with their own eyes. According to NASA, this solar eclipse will be visible in several American states: Oregon, California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona.
The eclipse will then continue toward South America, passing through Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama and Colombia before disappearing near Brazil.
For the most curious, it will be possible to follow the evolution of this “ring of fire” thanks to a video broadcast from NASA on the American space agency’s website from 5:30 p.m. The ring, which will be visible for several minutes, can be observed online from different angles in different cities across the United States, NASA said.