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Ring of fire solar eclipse occurs today marking last major eclipse until 2026

forbes.com — October 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

A "ring of fire" solar eclipse occurs today, October 2, 2024, marking the last major solar eclipse until a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. This annular eclipse will be visible across the South Pacific and southern South America. The eclipse will be most notable when it reaches Easter Island around 3:00 p.m. EDT. Viewers can watch the event live on YouTube, with visibility extending to Chile and Argentina about 75 minutes later. Following today's event, the next significant solar eclipse will be in 2026, with totality visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. This will be the first of three major eclipses occurring within a few years.

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Next solar eclipse to be visible in parts of U.S. and Canada on March 29, 2025 (forbes.com)

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Annular solar eclipse creates 'ring of fire' over Easter Island and Patagonia (ndtv.com)

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South America experiences rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse (phys.org)

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NASA satellite captures stunning images of annular solar eclipse over South America (in.mashable.com)

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Solar eclipse creates 'ring of fire' over Easter Island and Patagonia (gazette.com)

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Spectators enjoy annular solar eclipse in South America (news.yahoo.com)

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South America experiences rare ring of fire solar eclipse (scmp.com)

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Six solar eclipses set to occur from 2025 to 2027 (forbes.com)

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Annular solar eclipse creates ring of fire visible in parts of South America on October 2 (news.yahoo.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse begins over Easter Island and South America (livescience.com)

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Rare annular solar eclipse to create ring of fire effect on October 3 (indiatoday.in)

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Ring of fire eclipse visible in Argentina and Chile on October 2 (theconversation.com)

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New moon brings annular solar eclipse today across parts of South America and Pacific (space.com)

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Partial solar eclipse to occur in India on October 2, 2024 (india.com)

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Ring of fire eclipse visible in Argentina and Chile today (news.yahoo.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse occurs today marking last major eclipse until 2026 (forbes.com)

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Ring of Fire solar eclipse to be visible in Argentina and Chile today (hindustantimes.com)

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Solar eclipse to create ring of fire over South America on Wednesday (brecorder.com)

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Solar eclipse to create ring of fire over Chile and Argentina on October 2 (thehindu.com)

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Solar eclipse to showcase 'ring of fire' in South America on Wednesday (globalnation.inquirer.net)

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Annular solar eclipse creates 'ring of fire' effect today across parts of South America (space.com)

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Partial solar eclipse on October 2 will not be visible in India (news18.com)

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Annular solar eclipse visible in South America today but not in India (english.mathrubhumi.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to create ring of fire effect on October 2 (sciencealert.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse to illuminate South America and Pacific on Wednesday (hindustantimes.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to create ring of fire over South America on October 2 (news.yahoo.com)

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Annular solar eclipse creates ring of fire over South America on Wednesday (cnn.com)

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Annular solar eclipse on October 2 will be less visible for many viewers (gizmodo.com)

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Solar eclipse on October 2 to create ring of fire effect in parts of South America (livemint.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to create 'ring of fire' effect across South America on October 2 (dailymail.co.uk)

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Ring of fire eclipse to captivate skywatchers in South America and the Pacific on October 2 (theconversation.com)

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"Ring of fire solar eclipse set for October 2 with views from South Pacific and South America" (forbes.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to create ring of fire on October 2 in Southern Hemisphere (space.com)

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Watch annular solar eclipse live on October 2 (space.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to occur on October 2, 2024, over South Pacific and South America (universetoday.com)

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Annular solar eclipse to showcase 'ring of fire' over South America and Pacific on Wednesday (6abc.com)

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Pakistan will miss viewing the annular solar eclipse on October 2-3, says PMD (tribune.com.pk)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse to illuminate parts of South America and the Pacific on October 2 (phys.org)

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Annular solar eclipse on October 2 will not be visible in India (in.mashable.com)

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Solar annular eclipse to showcase 'ring of fire' in South America on October 2 (hindustantimes.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse to illuminate parts of South America and the Pacific on October 2 (apnews.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse set to dazzle parts of South America and beyond (nypost.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse to illuminate parts of South America and Pacific on Wednesday (abcnews.go.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse to illuminate parts of South America and Pacific on Wednesday (thestar.com)

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Ring of fire solar eclipse set for October 2 visible in parts of South America and Antarctica (thesun.co.uk)

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