'Ring of fire' solar eclipse coming Thursday; northeastern US will see a partial eclipse. What you need to know.

Skywatchers in North America will be in for a treat Thursday morning, as an annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible.

The "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Canada.

The partial solar eclipse can be seen across much of the northeastern U.S.

Skywatchers in North America will be in for a treat Thursday morning as an annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible in portions of Canada while a partial solar eclipse will be seen as the sun rises across much of the northeastern U.S.

will miss out on the "ring of fire" part of the eclipse, millions of people who live along the East Coast and in the Upper Midwest will get a chance to see a partial solar eclipse just after sunrise. .

The most ideally situated large metropolitan areas to view the partial eclipse at sunrise are Toronto, Philadelphia and New York, according to the Great American Eclipse website.

"Along the Atlantic coast, the very best view of a deep partial solar eclipse will be from the beaches of New Jersey.

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In addition to the more familiar total and partial solar eclipses, sometimes annular eclipses occur, such as the one on Thursday.

An annular eclipse is when the moon covers the sun's center, leaving the sun's visible outer edge to form a “ring of fire” or "annulus" around the moon.

Solar eclipse glasses must be worn at all times during an annular or partial solar eclipse to avoid the threat of blindness, so it can be a dangerous event if you’re not properly prepared.

If you still have eclipse glasses around from the big 2017 "Great American Eclipse," they should be fine for viewing Thursday's eclipse, as long as they've been stored properly.