{"id":519743,"date":"2023-09-22T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=519743"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:52:13","slug":"nasa-scientists-to-discuss-oct-14-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-scientists-to-discuss-oct-14-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An annular solar eclipse photographed on May 20, 2012.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?resize=300,228 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?resize=768,585 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?resize=400,305 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?resize=600,457 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpg?resize=900,685 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An annular \u201cring of fire\u201d solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Bill Dunford<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a partial solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio of the call will stream live on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following participants will discuss the science of eclipses, how to safely watch the Oct. 14 eclipse, and the next total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Peg Luce, acting Heliophysics division director, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madhulika Guhathakurta, heliophysics program scientist, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elizabeth MacDonald, heliophysics citizen science lead, NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Lockwood, strategic content and integration lead for NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To ask questions during the teleconference, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the event to Sarah Frazier at <a href=\"mailto:sarah.frazier@nasa.gov\">sarah.frazier@nasa.gov<\/a>. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\" rel=\"noopener\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known as a \u201cring of fire\u201d eclipse, an annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is near the part of its orbit that is most distant from Earth. Because the Moon is farther from Earth than it is during a total solar eclipse, the Moon doesn\u2019t block out the entire Sun, instead it leaves a bright ring of Sun visible at the peak of the eclipse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u201cring of fire\u201d is visible only in the narrow path of annularity that stretches from Oregon to Texas, as well as parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Outside the path of annularity, people across the contiguous U.S., Puerto Rico, and parts of Alaska and Hawaii will have the chance to see a partial solar eclipse, when the Moon covers part of the Sun without creating the \u201cring of fire\u201d effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All eclipse-watchers on Oct. 14 will need to use special eye protection \u2013 such eclipse glasses or a specialized solar filter \u2013 or an indirect viewing method to safely watch the eclipse. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/2023\/oct-14-annular\/safety\/\" rel=\"noopener\">safety measures<\/a> must be used throughout the entire eclipse, no matter a viewer\u2019s location, as even the small ring of Sun visible at the peak of the annular eclipse is dangerous if viewed directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live coverage of the annular solar eclipse will air on NASA TV and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> on Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.. The public also can watch live on agency social media accounts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASA\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LlY79zjud-Q\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The April 8, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/2024\/apr-8-total\/overview\/\" rel=\"noopener\">total solar eclipse<\/a> will cross the U.S. from Texas to Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about eclipses, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Fox \/ Denise Hill<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1275 \/ 202-308-2071<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:karen.c.fox@nasa.gov\">karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:denise.hill@nasa.gov\">denise.hill@nasa.gov<\/a><br>\nSarah Frazier<br>\nGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.<br>\n202-853-7191<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:sarah.frazier@nasa.gov\">sarah.frazier@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. 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