An annular solar eclipse will occur on October 14 that will be visible from North and Central America and a little from South America. There will be live broadcasts, there will be photo galleries, and it is one of the most anticipated astronomical events of the year, even though the Moon’s disk is smaller and will not completely cover the Sun’s disk.

The eclipse will be visible on October 14 from the United States, Mexico and several Central and South American states such as Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Brazil. In the US, it will be seen in some areas of states such as Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The NASA website has detailed maps of the “path” of the eclipse.

On April 8, 2024, there will be a total eclipse that will be visible from parts of the United States. Mexico and Canada.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby completely or partially covering the solar disk for an observer on Earth.

An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly aligned with Earth and the apparent diameter of the Moon is smaller than the diameter of the Sun. Only the edge is visible from the Sun, which in the form of a bright ring surrounds the dark Moon. Annular solar eclipses are rare astronomical events, also known as “ring of fire” eclipses. English term “Annular Solar Eclipse”.

Eclipses are not only interesting to the general public, but also to researchers because they are a good opportunity to study the solar corona, a region that is usually difficult to analyze precisely because the sun is so bright.

How do solar eclipses occur? The Moon revolves around the Earth, and the Earth and the Moon revolve around the Sun. Sometimes it happens that the Moon inserts itself between the Earth and the Sun, blocking its light.