A remote annular solar eclipse bookends the final eclipse season for 2024.
The 'Horns of the Sun' rise from the Atlantic during the June 10th, 2021 annular solar eclipse. Credit: Michael ZeilerThe final eclipse of the year is almost upon us. If skies are clear, a few lucky observers and intrepid eclipse-chasers will get to witness the passage of the Moon in front of the Sun one last time on Wednesday, October 2
We often marvel at how ‘perfect’ total solar eclipses are, but this situation slowly changing. Going forward, annulars are alreadywill win this battle for good, as total solar eclipses will cease to occur on the surface of the Earth. There’s good reason why this eclipse is annular. The Moon reaches its most distant apogee of 2024 on October 2The path crosses the South Pacific, and only makes landfall across Easter Island, Chile, Argentina. Maximum annularity reaches 7 minutes and 25 seconds in duration northwest of Easter Island. There’s a chance for some excellent ‘horns of the Sun’ shots towards sunset around to Falkland Islands and the Horn of South America.
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