Are you traveling to see tomorrow’s solar eclipse, or are you lucky enough to be within its full view path?
In case you don’t know, on October 14, 2023, the moon will orbit between Earth and the sun, thus blocking our view of the sun. However, unlike a “total solar eclipse” where it blocks the whole sun, this one will only partially block it since the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth currently, so it’s called an “annular solar eclipse”. The cool part is that the way it partially blocks it will leave the outer edge of the sun still visible, thus creating a “ring of fire” effect when we look at it.
Obviously, don’t look directly at a bright sun though! There are many creative ways to view a reflection of it instead, or you can get those fashionable paper eclipse glasses that many locations are giving away. Don’t just use regular sunglasses either.
Here in the United States, you will get the best view of the full ring in the southwestern part of the country but many of the other states and countries will still get views of it. These sites have charts and tools to check how much of it you’ll see and at what time.
NASA will have a webcast from 10:30am CDT to 12:15pm CDT where you can watch live.
- NASA Webcast (YouTube)
More eclipse and eclipse viewing info here:
The next annular solar eclipse won’t be until 2046, but there is a total solar eclipse next year on April 8, 2024. Plan for that because the next total one won’t be until 2025. Lots of people do travel to locations along its path so book your hotels early!
Happy viewing!
Adventures By Anne 