In an annular eclipse,
A) the Sun appears as a thin, bright ring.
B) the Moon appears as a thin, bright ring.
C) the Sun is totally blocked by the Moon.
D) the Sun is partially blocked by the Earth.
E) the Moon is totally blocked by the Earth.

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In an annular eclipse, the Moon covers the center of the Sun, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” or annulus around the Moon. This occurs when the Moon is too far away from Earth to completely cover the Sun's disk.

In an Annular Eclipse