Another Solar Eclipse Is Coming to the Northwest This Month

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a major celestial event is visible from the United States. Oregon gets the best view, and Seattle rushes south. Yes, it’s happening again, but the annual eclipse of October 14, 2023, is not the same as the total solar eclipse that took place in 2017. Here’s what you need to know.

What is the 2023 eclipse?

An annular eclipse is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth—specifically when the moon reaches its farthest point from the earth. (Remember science class? The moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, so it’s not always the exact

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