Annular solar eclipse 2024: How to see the October event, even if you aren’t in the central path

Unfortunately, skywatchers in the contiguous United States won’t be able to see it directly, but you can watch the eclipse in all its glory online.

Cat Stevens’s 1970 hit song “Moonshadow” wasn’t exactly about an annular solar eclipse, but if you happen to be in the path of this celestial event on Wednesday, October 2, it would be a great jam for your playlist.