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* An "Annular Eclipse" is when the Moon is perfectly aligned between the Earth and the Sun, but the Moon appears smaller than the Sun, so rings of light appear around the Moon. The Earth below is not cast in complete darkness.
* An "Annular Eclipse" is when the Moon is perfectly aligned between the Earth and the Sun, but the Moon appears smaller than the Sun, so rings of light appear around the Moon. The Earth below is not cast in complete darkness.
* A "Total Eclipse" is when the Moon lines up perfectly between the Sun and the Earth and the Moon appears larger than the Sun does. Therefore the Sun is completely blotted out except for a few odd rays of sunlight that appear around the moon for the first 15 seconds of the eclipse. The Earth below is cast in to complete [[darkness]].
* A "Total Eclipse" is when the Moon lines up perfectly between the Sun and the Earth and the Moon appears larger than the Sun does. Therefore, the Sun is completely blotted out except for a few odd rays of sunlight that appear around the moon for the first 15 seconds of the eclipse. The Earth below is cast in to complete [[darkness]].
==Direct Observation of an Eclipse==
==Direct Observation of an Eclipse==