October 14, 2023’s annular eclipse will have huge consequences 6 months later

It’s been more than two years since Earth last experienced an annular solar eclipse, with the last one occurring on June 10, 2021, but one will happen on our planet over both North and South America on October 14, 2023. Over the span of a few hours, the Moon’s disk will appear to pass in front of the Sun, blocking out a portion of its light. From a few select locations here on Earth — for observers in what’s called the “path of annularity” — the alignment will be so perfect that the entire Moon, as seen from Earth, will pass in front of the Sun. But because the Moon, at that key moment in time, will farther than a particular critical distance from the Earth, it will be unable to block the entirety of the Sun’s disk. <a href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/october-14-2023s-annular-eclipse-will-have-huge-consequences-6-months-later-d787df2a8008">Read More</a>