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Eclipse Coverage

This weekend, millions of people are hoping to catch a glimpse of the latest celestial event -- the so-called "ring of fire." A spectacular solar eclipse will cross the skies of the U.S., and here's how you can see it Saturday in North Carolina.

<p>CAMRY. &gt;&gt; THIS WEEKEND, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HOPING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE LATEST CELESTIAL EVENT. YES, SPECTACULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL CROSS THE SKIES OF THE U.S. METEOROLOGIST ELIZABETH GARDNER IS HERE TO EXPLAIN THE SO-CALLED RING OF FIRE. ELIZABETH. &gt;&gt; SO THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF SOLAR ECLIPSE IS THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE THAT CREATES THE RING OF FIRE. THIS IS A GREAT PICTURE OF IT. WHAT HAPPENS IS WITH SOME ECLIPSE AS THE MOON IS CLOSER TO THE EARTH AND COMPLETELY COVERS THE SUN WITH AN ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE. THE MOON IS FARTHER AWAY AND IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY COVER THE SUN TO SEE THIS RING OF FIRE AND IT DOESN'T GET DARK. EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT ECLIPSE IN 2017 WHERE WE HAVE THE TOTALITY WHERE EVERYTHING WENT DARK IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE NOW. BUT WE WILL SEE THAT NEXT YEAR. WANT TO BRING THAT TONY RICE, WHO'S OUR NASA AMBASSADOR TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT TONY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT RIGHT HERE. THE FULL ANNULAR ECLIPSE, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE PART OF IT RIGHT? &gt;&gt; THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO SEE ABOUT A 3RD OF THE SUN COVERED HERE. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, DURING AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE, THE MOON IS FARTHER AWAY. SO IT'S NOT QUITE BIG ENOUGH TO COVER THE SUN EVEN IN THAT HALF OF ANNULARITY THAT'S RUNNING FROM THE OREGON COAST DOWN THROUGH NEW MEXICO AND ON UP THROUGH TEXAS, THE SUN IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 90 PER CENT COVERAGE. THERE. &gt;&gt; AND WE CAN SEE THAT GRAPHIC THERE ON TV. AND IT IS DEFINITELY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. BUT IT ALSO HAS THAT LINEUP 40% THAT GOES GOES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. SO THAT MEANS THAT 40% OF THE SUN WILL BE COVERED BY THE MOON SHADOW. &gt;&gt; THAT'S CORRECT. IN THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THAT PAST, THE MORE OF THE SUN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE COVERED. AND, YOU KNOW, 5.10%, HERE. THERE ISN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL. AND EVEN IN NO SE LIKE AN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THIS IS STILL A PARTIAL ECLIPSE. SO THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE WEARING THEIR ECLIPSE GLASSES. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT ICE SAFETY. &gt;&gt; SO WE STILL NEED TO WEAR THE ECLIPSE GLASSES, TOO, RIGHT? &gt;&gt; ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GO GET THEM BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE SOME TIME AT THE END. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER CLIPS COMING UP IN APRIL. I DID DO SOME CALLING AROUND AND LOCALLY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR CLIPS, CLASSES, WE CAN'T FIND THOSE FROM 2017 OR THEY DON'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IF THE CREASE FOR HAVE HOLES IN THEM DEFINITELY DON'T USE THEM LOCALLY. THE MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM OPENS UP THIS AFTERNOON AND IS SELLING ECLIPSE GLASSES. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. COULD RESEARCH TONY. OKAY. TALKING ABOUT WHETHER WE DO HAVE A FRONT THAT COMES THROUGH TOMORROW. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN. &gt;&gt; BUT I WAS LOOKING AT OUR LATEST RUN OF FUTURECAST. IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE START TO CLEAR A LITTLE BIT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS A 3 HOUR EVENT. WHEN DOES IT START AND END? &gt;&gt; SO IT'S GOING TO START JUST BEFORE NOON AND IT REALLY REACHES ITS APEX, REACHES ITS PEAK ABOUT ONE 20 IN THE AFTERNOON AND LOOKING AT THOSE MODELS. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT THE TIME THAT SOME OF THAT CLEARING MIGHT HAPPEN. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CLOUDS UP THERE, BUT THAT YOU MENTIONED, IT'S IT'S A 3 HOUR EVENT. YOU GO OUTSIDE. YOU CAN'T SEE THE SUN. YOU CAN SEE THE CLIPS BECAUSE THE CLOUDS IN THE WAY, GO BACK OUT IN 20 OR 30 MINUTES WHILE WE REALLY NEED IS A HOLE IN THE CLOUD ENOUGH TO C THE ECLIPSE. I'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF WHOM ARE CLIPS IS THROUGH CLOUDS WORSE THAN THIS. AND SOME SOLAR ONES AS WELL. &gt;&gt; WELL, IT'S VERY EXCITING TO KNOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EVENT SET NEXT YEAR IN APRIL. AND WE'RE NOT QUITE AND THAT TOTALITY HERE, BUT IT WON'T BE FAR FROM US. AND OF COURSE, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT, WE'LL BE TALKING TO A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT TOTAL ECLIPSE NEXT APRIL HERE'S GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY</p>

Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will be visible in NC this weekend

Before you head to the polls, look up for the Moon to turn a deep orange/red as it passes through Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse the morning of November 8.  But is it the first-ever election day eclipse?

Get up early to see total lunar eclipse before you vote on Election Day

Tony Rice: How to watch Tuesday's total lunar eclipse

Solar eclipses occur during New Moons and lunar eclipses during Full Moons. 

Earth, Moon relationship means eclipses often come in pairs

Annular solar eclipse as seen from NASA's HiNode satellite.

The longest partial lunar eclipse in a millennium dazzled night skies around the world, in an event dubbed the "Blood Moon" due to its red haze.


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'Blood moon' a dazzling sight around the world

'Blood moon'

Here are the photos YOU sent us of the supermoon eclipse on Wednesday morning. 

PHOTOS: Supermoon eclipse

Super Flower Full Moon 5-26-21 

If your family's Fourth of July fireworks plans are up in smoke because of the pandemic, watch the sky for a lunar eclipse instead.

Fireworks canceled this year? Watch the lunar eclipse 'Buck Moon' instead

The moon is seen prior to the Penumbral Eclipse starting on September 28, 2015 in Somerset, England. 

Some are calling what we could see in the sky on Sunday night the super blood wolf moon lunar eclipse.