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Friday, April 14, 2023

What is an Annular Eclipse? | NASA Goddard

What is an Annular Eclipse? | NASA Goddard

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. What is an annular eclipse? Why does it happen? And why does it create a “ring of fire” in the sky?


Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Producer: Joy Ng (KBRwyle)
Writer: Vanessa J. Thomas (KBRwyle)
Editor: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle)
Animator: Beth Anthony (KBRwyle)
Scientist: Michael S. Kirk (GSFC)
Duration: 1 minute, 44 seconds
Release Date: April 14, 2023


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