Solar eclipse to create rare 'ring of fire' over South America
The Hindu
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse visible in South America on October 2, 2024, with safety precautions advised.
An annual solar eclipse will create a rare "ring of fire" phenomenon visible in parts of South America on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
A "ring of fire" occurs when the Moon lines up between the Sun and the Earth to create a solar eclipse but does not block out the Sun's light entirely.
This year, the Moon will be further from the Earth than usual, so those in parts of Chile and Argentina will be able to witness "a kind of ring of light coming from the Sun", Diego Hernandez, head of scientific dissemination at the Buenos Aires Planetarium, told AFP.
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A "crescent sun" will be visible before and after the ring, as the Moon passes in front of the Sun, he added.
The solar eclipse's path will begin in the North Pacific, pass over the Andes and Patagonia regions of Latin America, and finish in the Atlantic.
“The eclipse will last more than three hours, from 1700 to around 2030 GMT,” according to NASA.
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