An annular solar eclipse might be visible across North America on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
The October annular eclipse‘s infamous “ring of fireplace” will cross eight U.S. states from Oregon to Texas, in accordance with NASA. For those who’re not fortunate enough to see it in person, the eclipse might be livestreamed totally free so you’ll be able to benefit from the wonder of the eclipse from the comfort of your individual home.
During an annular solar eclipse, the moon appears barely smaller than the sun. As such, it doesn’t block all the solar disk like it could during a complete solar eclipse. As an alternative, the moon’s shadow covers a lot of the disk, leaving the outer rim, leading to a lovely “ring of fireplace.”
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Watching the eclipse in person
Through the annular solar eclipse, all the Americas will experience a partial solar eclipse. But for those of you who wish to see the ‘ring of fireplace,’ you’ll have to travel to the 125-mile (200-kilometer) wide path heading from the northwest U.S. through Central America to Brazil.
For those wanting to enterprise to one in all the eight states that can experience the ‘ring of fireplace,’ our guide on easy methods to plan your annular solar eclipse trip may help. We even have guides on the 10 best events across the U.S. to have fun the Oct. 14 eclipse in addition to a roundup of five iconic routes through the U.S. for those wanting to take an eclipse roadtrip of a lifetime.
Below is a listing of notable locations and cities that can experience the ‘ring of fireplace’ solar eclipse, together with the time and duration of the event in accordance with French eclipse expert Xavier Jubier who has created an interactive map detailing all the path of the annular solar eclipse.
- Oregon Dunes, Oregon: 9:15 a.m. PDT; 4 minutes, 29 seconds
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon: 9:17 a.m. PDT; 4 minutes, 19 seconds
- Lava Beds National Monument, California: 9:19 a.m. PDT; 54 seconds
- Great Basin National Park, Nevada: 9:24 a.m. PDT; 3 minutes, 46 seconds
- Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah: 10:27 a.m. MDT; 2 minutes, 31 seconds
- Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: 10:27 a.m. MDT; 4 minutes, 37 seconds
- Canyonlands National Park, Utah: 10:29 a.m. MDT; 2 minutes, 24 seconds
- Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah: 10:29 a.m. MDT; 4 minutes, 29 seconds
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona: 10:29 a.m. MDT; 4 minutes, 16 seconds
- Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: 10:31 a.m. MDT; 2 minutes, 57 seconds
- Chaco Culture National Park, Recent Mexico: 10:32 a.m. MDT; 4 minutes, 42 seconds
- Albuquerque, Recent Mexico: 10:34 a.m. MDT; 4 minutes, 42 seconds
- San Antonio: 11:52 a.m. CDT; 4 minutes, 5 seconds
- Corpus Christi, Texas: 11:55 a.m. CDT; 4 minutes, 52 seconds
- Padre Island National Seashore, Texas: 11:56 a.m. CDT; 4 minutes, 52 seconds
- Edzná Maya archaeological site, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico: 11:23 a.m. CST; 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Watching the annular solar eclipse online — livestreams
For those of you wanting to observe the annular solar eclipse online, there are a lot of livestreams available. You’ll be able to watch the annular solar eclipse online here on Space.com or on one in all the numerous YouTube channels broadcasting the event. We now have rounded up a few of the very best livestreams available here.
NASA will broadcast telescope views of the annular solar eclipse from across the U.S. on their NASA YouTube channel. They’ll even be talking to solar scientists and are inviting the general public to ask eclipse questions within the livestream chat using #askNASA.
Skywatching website timeanddate.com may also be covering the annular solar eclipse from start to complete with their livestream and live-blog with real-time progress reports and background information.
San Francisco’s Exploratorium can have several livestreams available, from the Valley of the Gods, Utah to Ely, Nevada. They may also include a stream with live sonification (music only without every other commentary or interruptions) and in addition live eclipse coverage in Spanish.