# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-03-08T23:45:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

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Save the date📍
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The Moon’s shadow will cross the contiguous United States during a "ring of fire" annular eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.⁣
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Where will you be for these upcoming eclipses? Swipe to see our new map, which could help you decide. These eclipses offer a unique opportunity to study the sun's corona, the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere that is normally difficult to see without using special instruments.⁣
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Whether you plan to travel to see the eclipse or watch it from your backyard, we hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the beauty and power of our nearest star. Anyone located in the annular eclipse path, from Oregon to Texas, will have a chance to see the annular eclipse if the skies are clear. Anyone located in the total eclipse path, from Texas to Maine, will have a chance to see the total eclipse, weather permitting. ⁣
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Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.⁣
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Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.⁣
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An annular solar eclipse creates a "ring of fire" around the Moon, like that seen in this image taken by JAXA/NASA Hinode spacecraft. A black circle is surrounded by rays of orange light. Credit: JAXA/NASA/SAO/NAOJ⁣
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A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, above Madras, Oregon. A black circle is surrounded by rays of white light contrasting with the black sky. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani.⁣
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The left side of the continental US is picture with a path of the annular eclipse, as indicated by yellow circles. Credit: NASA/SVS/Michala Garrison; eclipse calculations by Ernie Wright, NASA Goddard⁣
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The right side of the continental US pictured with the path of the total eclipse as indicated through purple circles.⁣
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