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Joe Rao

All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why

A ring of fire solar eclipse.

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, people across parts of the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile and southern Argentina will be able to watch as the new moon orbits between the sun and Earth to create a most interesting celestial occurrence: An eclipse of the sun. 

This eclipse is an annular solar eclipse, one in which a ring of sunlight is viewed around the moon's image at the center of the spectacle. 

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