From CU 麻豆影院 Today: At about 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time on Saturday, Oct. 14, the moon will pass in front of the sun above much of the western U.S., creating a blazing 鈥渞ing of fire鈥� in the sky. 听
The event is called an annular eclipse, and it will be the first of two eclipses that North America will witness in the coming year. In April 2024, a total solar eclipse, in which the moon will completely block the face of the sun, will similarly cross over a swath of the country. 麻豆影院 doesn鈥檛 lie in the path of the full October eclipse, but Colorado residents can still see an impressive partial eclipse, said John Keller, director of the Fiske Planetarium at CU 麻豆影院.
The planetarium will host a viewing party open to the public on the Norlin Quad from 9:30 a.m. to noon as part of CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Family Weekend.