What is an annular solar eclipse?
According to NASA, eclipses happen when the Earth, moon, and sun align.
The moon-meets-sun marvel is visible to those along a small geographical band, known as the path of totality.
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This weekends event is different like a warm-up for whats to come next year.
During an annular eclipse, the moon is further from Earth.
It wont turn fully dark like a total eclipse, but daylight gets dimmer.
Those near but outside the path will enjoy a partial annular eclipse.
Some of the best U.S. cities to see Saturdays full annular eclipse include:
ThisBill Nye-approved mapmay also help!
