A man sets his telescope to watch the solar annular eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina, on Oct. 2, 2024. An annual solar eclipse will create a rare “ring of fire” phenomenon visible in parts of South America on Wednesday.
The moon moves across the sun during an annual solar eclipse in Tahai, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
In this aerial view, people gather to watch the solar annular eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
Clouds partly cover the “ring of fire” eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on Oct. 2, 2024.
A woman wears protective glasses to look at the annular solar eclipse in Coyhaique, Aysen region, Chile, on Oct. 2, 2024.
The “ring of fire” eclipse is pictured from Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
People watch an annual solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Argentina, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
The “ring of fire” eclipse is pictured in Isla de Pascua in the Pacific Ocean, Chile, on Oct. 2, 2024. Part of the southern hemisphere will witness the annular eclipse that will occur when the Moon almost totally covers the Sun, leaving a luminous ring visible, a spectacle that will be seen in its maximum splendor from the Chilean and Argentinean Patagonia.
(L-R) Sebastian Caceres and Guadalupe Caceres watch an annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Argentina, on Wednesday, Oct. 2,
The moon moves past the sun during an annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.