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A ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Occurs This Christmas: How to Watch Online

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() The last solar eclipse of 2019, a so-called “ring of fire” eclipse, occurs Thursday (Dec. 26) and should thrill skywatchers lucky enough to see it in the Eastern Hemisphere. But if you don’t live in a place where it’s visible, don’t worry. You can watch it live online today, Dec. 25, like a cosmic Christmas gift.

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by , December 25th, 2019

The Dec. 26 solar eclipse will be an annular solar eclipse, in which the moon does not completely cover the sun as it transits across the star’s face. From the Earth, where the eclipse is visible, this leaves a brilliant ring of light around the moon in what observers call a “ring of fire.” IMPORTANT: Be sure to wear proper eye protection like eclipse glasses if you observe the eclipse in person!

You’ll be able to watch the solar eclipse on Space.com, courtesy of Slooh, beginning at 10 p.m. EST tonight, Dec. 25 (0300 GMT). You’ll be able to watch it directly from Slooh.com here.

When is the Dec. 26 solar eclipse?

An annular eclipse captured by the Hinode satellite on Jan. 4, 2011. (Image credit: NASA/Hinode/XRT)

According to Timeanddate.com, today’s annular solar eclipse will begin at 9:23 p.m. EST (0223 Dec. 26 GMT) as a partial solar eclipse, then make its first peak as the “ring of fire” at 10:34 p.m. EST (0334 GMT) in Saudi Arabia. The 88-mile (142 km) visibility path of “ring of fire” will then move across Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Singapore, Borneo, the Philippines, and the U.S. territory of Guam, making it visible to potentially millions of skywatchers.

Webcasts like the one from Slooh can expand that audience around the world for hopeful skywatchers unable to make it to the Eastern Hemisphere. You won’t even need safety glasses to view these events online. The eclipse ends Dec. 26 at 3:05 a.m. EST (0805 GMT).

Scroll down for a guide to the eclipse webcasts.

Slooh’s 16th anniversary eclipse webcast

(Courtesy of Slooh)

Today’s Christmas solar eclipse is a double celebration of sorts for Slooh, which celebrates its 16th year providing membership access to robotic telescopes around the world. Slooh’s webcast will begin here on Dec. 25 at 10 p.m. EST (0300 GMT) and last just over two hours. The company is offering a free one-week trial membership to observers as well.

“Hosted by Chief Astronomical Officer Paul Cox, our team of experts will discuss what makes this type of solar eclipse special and how amateur astronomers and students use Slooh’s robotic telescopes to explore space,” Slooh representatives said. “Viewers will be able to ask questions during the show and snap their own photos of the eclipse using Slooh’s Starshare camera.”

The webcast will feature views from the Middle East, India and Singapore, and will end at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT).

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Thuralowa Digital

Tharulowa Digital will webcast views of the solar eclipse from the Institute of Astronomy in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The webcast will begin at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 25 EST (0130 Dec. 26 GMT).

Cosmosapiens

The YouTube site Cosmosapiens will have a live webcast of the annular solar eclipse, beginning at 8:30 p.m. EST (0130 GMT).

The site does not say where the webcast will show eclipse views from.

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TimeandDate.com

TimeandDate.com has a live video feed of events that often includes views of lunar and solar eclipses around the world.

“At timeanddate.com we chase solar and lunar eclipses with our mobile observatory to give you a LIVE broadcast from celestial events worldwide,” the site says.

While timeanddate.com has not stated specific times or a dedicated webcast for the eclipse, the site may include views from the event in the stream above.

Eclipse timing

While the ring effect of the annular solar eclipse will last the longest just east of the Indonesian island of Pulau Gin Besar (it will last 3 minutes and 39.5 seconds), observers in the path of annularity will be able to see some of the event, weather permitting.

Meanwhile, observers across most of Asia, northeastern Africa and  northern and western portions of Australia will be able to catch a partial eclipse, according to Space.com’s skywatching columnist Joe Rao.

Local eclipse times for some cities in Asia are available here courtesy of astronomer Fred Espenak. Those times are local to the time zone; show the sun’s altitude and azimuth, eclipse magnitude and eclipse obscuration are all given at the instant of maximum eclipse.

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