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Annular Solar Eclipse 2023

Path of annular solar eclipse, courtesy NASA

The annular solar eclipse in North America begins in Oregon at 9:13 am (PDT) today and ends in Texas at 12:03 pm (CDT) before traveling out of the country.

During the annular solar eclipse, the moon will pass between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on the planet. A “ring of fire” is created when the moon only partially covers the sun’s disk, leaving a sliver of sunlight around the moon, according to space.com. 

To find out more about how to watch the solar eclipse, check out this great interactive map from NASA.

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