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How to watch the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse put on a show this week – CNET
Early-rising eclipse chasers might also get to see the sun show off its rarely seen horns, and “shark fin” too.
An annular solar eclipse in 2011.
NASA
On the morning of June 10, the darkened new moon will slide in front of the sun, resulting in a partial solar eclipse visible from big swaths of North America and Europe. Some lucky skywatchers in a narrow section of Canada and Siberia will have an opportunity to see the most dramatic part of the show, the “ring of fire” that results from the moon covering all but the edges of the sun.
The scientific name for this is an annular solar eclipse, which is a little…
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