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Jamie Carter

Why I'm going to Easter Island for the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse

Several statues line up beneath a partly cloudy sky.

Would you travel 8,467 miles to see a ring around the moon for less than six minutes? 

On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the volcanic Easter Island — called Rapa Nui by natives and one of the most remote places on Earth — to witness an annular solar eclipse. 

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