annular eclipse

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only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen

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A total eclipse occurs when the observer is within the umbra, an annular eclipse when the observer is within the antumbra, and a partial eclipse when the observer is within the penumbra. Source: Internet

In an annular eclipse, the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun, but because of the Moon’s elliptical orbit, it’s a little too distant and small-seeming to obscure the entire Sun. Source: Internet

When the umbra does not reach the surface of the Earth, the Sun is only partially occulted, resulting in an annular eclipse. Source: Internet

Please be advised: It is never safe to look at a partial or annular eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, without the proper equipment and techniques. Source: Internet

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