Annular Solar Eclipse

An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth while it is at its farthest point from Earth. Because the Moon is farther away from Earth, it appears smaller than the Sun and does not completely cover the star. This creates a “ring of fire” effect in the sky. The maximum phase of an annular eclipse is called annularity, and the area on Earth where you can see it is called the path of annularity. The path of annularity is small, averaging only 93 miles wide. An annular eclipse occurs every one to two years. Annular eclipses are the rarest kind of solar eclipse. While normal total solar eclipses can happen at any point in the Moon's orbit around the Earth, annular eclipses only happen when the Moon is around its apogee.








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