Solar Eclipse: Solar Eclipse 2012: How 'Ring Of Fire' Observers Can Protect Their Eyes

With a solar eclipse and a historic Venus transit of the sun both coming soon, hundreds of people had a chance to practice observing our star through dozens of specially filtered telescopes during a recent solar-observing bonanza in New York.Move over, Supermoon! California is in for another extraterrestrial evening display this weekend -- a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse that hasn't been seen in the United States since 1994.In preparation for the anticipated annular solar

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