‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Darkens the Sky Wowing Spectators With ‘Gold Ring’

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Unfortunately most of the world missed it, but recently the Moon and the Sun put on their last big show of the year. This video was captured of the skies over Easter Island in the South Pacific, showing the annular solar eclipse in all its glory.

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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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