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How To See The 'Ring Of Fire' Solar Eclipse On Thursday

Early risers across the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see an eclipse Thursday morning when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
The moon appears to cover the sun during an annular eclipse of the sun May 20, 2012 as seen from Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Nageezi, Arizona.

Early risers across the Northern Hemisphere may see what looks like a "ring of fire" in the sky Thursday morning as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

The , will appear that way because the moon is at or near the most distant point in its elliptical orbit around the Earth right now, so

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