During an annular solar eclipse, the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth, so it appears smaller and can’t cover the entire sun like during a total eclipse. Therefore, during an annular solar eclipse, the moon appears as a dark disk with a brighter area appearing to be a ring around it.
This is very different from a total eclipse, when the moon appears to be the same size, leaving only the Sun’s corona and outer atmosphere to show. Here viewers can actually remove their solar glasses for a short time, according to the NASA website.
San Antonians are very fortunate to be in the direct path for both the annular eclipse on October 14, 2023, and the total eclipse on April 8, 2024.
Here’s a look at the October 2023 annular eclipse in San Antonio:
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