An annular eclipse is when the Moon is farthest away when passing in front of the Sun, creating a “ring of fire” effect. But be sure not to look directly at it without special glasses.
Many eyes will turn to the sky on Saturday to catch a glimpse of an extremely rare “ring of fire” solar eclipse. But experts are cautioning against looking directly at the eclipse to avoid serious eye damage. An annular eclipse occurs while the Moon is near or at the farthest point in its orbit around the Earth. The Moon, which appears smaller in the sky because of this distance, passes directly in front of the Sun, creating this “ring of fire” effect.
And this goes double for looking at the eclipse with sunglasses. “With sunglasses, it’s kind of a double whammy because you’re still looking at the sun and these glasses aren’t designed to filter out that much light,” Koehn said. “But now your pupils have gotten bigger, so you’re letting in even more solar radiation.” The preferred way to view the eclipse is to use solar glasses that block out much of the light but still allow you to view the disc of the Sun.
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