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October’s annular solar eclipse will create a ‘ring of fire’ over parts of South America

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A solar eclipse event will create a “ring of fire” in the skies over parts of South America on Wednesday .

The annular eclipse will be visible overland in the remote Pacific territory of Rapa Nui , also known as Easter Island .

A crescent-shaped partial eclipse will also be visible in Hawaii , American Samoa , Brazil , Fiji , French Polynesia , Mexico , New Zealand , the Pitcairn Islands and South Georgia .

The hunter’s moon on October 17 will be a supermoon and the closest of the year at 222,095 miles ( 357,428 kilometers ) away.

The beaver moon will occur on November 15 , and the final full moon will be December 15 .

Meanwhile, sky-gazers can anticipate a busy meteor shower season in 2024 .