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Moon completing the maximum eclipse during the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah on October 14, 2023.(George.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is at its furthest point in its orbit around Earth, called an apogee- not completely obscuring the sun and therefore leaving behind a ring or annulus of unfiltered sunlight..
These are absolutely rare occurrences and the next annular solar eclipse will not be occurring over the U.S. again until the year 2046.k)..
NASA shared the first views of the eclipse on their X (Formerly Twitter) account, captioning, "We're getting our first views of the "ring of fire"!.
Here's a look at the annular solar eclipse from Albuquerque, N.M., as the Moon nearly (but not completely) covers up the Sun.".
