The “ring of fire” eclipse of 2024 was a spectacular celestial event — and Dave Eicher saw it from an equally spectacular setting.

A few privileged skywatchers gathered on Chile's Easter Island on Wednesday to prepare to observe a solar eclipse. Visitors to the island in the South Pacific will witness the 'ring of fire ...

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily hiding the sun from view ...

Following the eclipse, we’ll have a wonderful and relaxing day on Easter Island before heading back to Santiago. The adventure then continues.

On Oct. 2 an annular solar eclipse swept across the South Pacific and South America. Here's what it was like to witness the 'ring of fire' from Easter Island.

The moon’s shadow then swept across the South Pacific, darkening skies over the Cook Islands before cloaking Easter Island at around 2:11 pm where crowds broke into applause. The eclipse then ...

Solar Eclipse to Darken Easter Island Sunday The moon's shadow will envelop Easter Island on July 11 during a total solar eclipse, the first to cross the remote island in about 1,400 years.

Yesterday a total solar eclipse fell across the South Pacific, bringing thousands of tourists and scientists to Easter Island to witness it. We've got ...

Only Easter Island and a small area near the southern tip of Chile and Argentina witnessed an annular eclipse, lasting just a few minutes.

On Wednesday (Oct. 2), an annular eclipse swept over the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Argentina, wowing skywatchers who were on hand to catch the "ring of fire" in all of its glory.

On Easter Island, such an eclipse could make for doubly spectacular images, should there be light enough for skilled photographers to capture the iconic statues with the ring of fire in the sky above.

The world's most remote island, where moai stand and stare at the stars, will experience an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. For one eclipse-chaser, it's unmissable.