Ring of fire solar eclipse 14 Oct 2023

Ring of fire solar eclipse

Sky gazers and scientists have all been counting down to witness today"s annular solar eclipse which will pass over parts of the Americas. A solar eclipse is nothing more than an alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon that has the Earth passing through the Moon"s shadow. But why is the solar eclipse in today"s image different? It occurs when the Moon is farthest from the Earth because of its elliptical orbit. When this happens, it appears smaller, letting the sun"s brilliance peek through and creating a halo—the "Ring of fire". Viewers in specific regions can witness this cosmic show, but please be cautious. This eclipse should not be looked at directly without wearing specialised eye protection.

© Sorin Furcoi/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Gateway to Iberia
14 Oct 2024Coco Beach, Goa, India
14 Oct 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece

More Desktop Wallpapers:

22 Nov 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Sanctuary among the trees
24 Sep 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
17 Aug 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
9 Oct 2023Edinburgh cityscape and St Marys Cathedral steeples
14 Dec 2024Christmas Bird Count turns 125
15 May 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
Stop and smell the Sakura
13 Jun 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
28 May 2026Old city wall of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea
10 Nov 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
15 Jan 2025266 years of the British Museum
9 Dec 2025Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
25 Jul 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
5 Apr 2026Easter Sunday
30 Jun 2026Giraffes in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The animal kingdoms great migration
1 Jan 2025Happy New Year!
Wind powered ice racing
Blue as far as the eye can see
27 Sep 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
21 Nov 2025World Hello Day
6 Nov 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
28 Dec 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
30 Nov 2025St Andrews Day
27 Jul 2026Tiffany Dome, Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois, United States
9 Nov 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
Gem of the Côte dAzur
Autumn on Windermere
10 May 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St Paul, Minnesota, United States