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.

The rare Annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse as seen from the Corniche road in Doha, Qatar.

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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!