Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will slice across Americas today

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e will be carrying NASA’s live streaming view of the eclipse at the top of this article beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT

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ens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday’s rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.

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hat’s called an annular solar eclipse — better known as a “ring of fire” — will briefly dim the skies over parts of the western U.S. and Central and South America. A

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the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun, it will blot out all but the sun’s outer rim. A bright, blazing border

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