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Brandon Specktor

Watch live: A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse has begun over Easter Island

Bright red and yellow colors of the annular solar eclipse occurs on January 15, 2010 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China.

Right now, the moon's shadow is racing across the Pacific Ocean, creating a spectacular "ring of fire" eclipse that will soon be visible to skywatchers on Easter Island and the tip of South America.

If you're not located within the path of the eclipse — also called the path of annularity — don't fret. You can watch the whole thing unfold for free via the livestream below, courtesy of timeanddate.com. The partial phase of the eclipse has already begun, and the peak phase will last from 3:03 to 3:09 p.m. EDT (1903 to 1909 GMT), as seen from the Pacific island of Rapa Nui — a tourist destination better known as Easter Island.

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