On October 14th, 2023, parts of North and South America experienced an annular solar eclipse.

The Moon’s shadow began from the west coast of Oregon, tracking southeast across the western US down to the Texas gulf coast, ending at the eastern tip of Brazil.

The eclipse, called the “Ring of Fire” eclipse covered much of North America. The darkest part of the eclipse hit Oregon to Texas, before passing into South America.

An annular solar eclipse, caused by the moon’s shadow casting onto the earth, appears as a “ring of fire” because the distance of the moon from the Earth does not appear to cover the entirety of the sun, as it does in a total solar eclipse.

The next solar eclipse occurred on April 8, 2024.