On Saturday, the moon will pass in front of the sun, but this does not mean that we will be treated to a total solar eclipse.
Rather, it will be an annular, or partial, solar eclipse. During a total solar eclipse the moon completely covers the sun, but because the moon orbits the earth in an oval orbit and not a circular one, sometimes the moon is too far from our earth to completely cover the sun.
So this will be partial eclipse.
Some people are calling it a “ring of fire” eclipse.
While the moon will pass in front of…
