00:00Unfortunately, most of the world missed it, but recently the moon and the sun put on their
00:07last big show of the year.
00:09This video was captured of the skies over Easter Island in the South Pacific, showing
00:13the annular solar eclipse in all its glory.
00:17Annular solar eclipses are more commonly referred to as ring of fire eclipses, as the moon cannot
00:22completely cover the sun, resulting in its iconic ring appearance, a byproduct of the
00:26sun blazing behind it.
00:28The moon is too small in the sky because it's currently around its apogee point, or
00:32the furthest it gets from our planet during its 27-day cycle.
00:35Right now, it's around 405,000 miles away.
00:39For this ring of fire, just 175,000 people live in its viewing path.
00:43That's compared to the 32 million people who resided in the path of totality for April's
00:48total solar eclipse earlier this year.
00:50Still, those who were able to witness it described it as a gold ring, with others calling it
00:55an extraordinary phenomenon.
00:57However, if you missed this one, you won't have to wait long.
00:59NASA says the next big eclipse is coming up in March 2025.
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