‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Will Cross South America and Africa on Sunday



By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Known as an annular eclipse, it occurs when the moon moves in between the sun and the Earth but is too far to completely block the sun as it would during a total solar eclipse.

Published: February 24, 2017 at 01:00AM

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