On Sept. 1, the moon will pass in front of the sun, creating a brilliant ring of sunlight visible from areas around the southern Indian Ocean.
When the moon creates a ring of sunlight during an eclipse instead of completely blocking the solar disk, it's known as an annular eclipse or "ring of fire" eclipse. And although the Sept. 1 event won't be a total eclipse of the sun (or of the heart), it will still be a stunning sight leading up to another annular eclipse in February 2017 and the total solar eclipse in August 2017.
The best place to view the Sept. 1 annular eclipse will be southern Africa. About a 10-hour drive south of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, observers will find the best views of the eclipse, Pasachoff said. Viewers will be able to see the moon cross paths with the sun on Sept. 1 at 9:08 a.m. local time, which is 2:08 a.m. EDT (0608 GMT). [Ring of Fire: Annular Eclipse Photos]
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