Six years ago, when the moon blocked out the sun over a vast swath of the United States, Atlas Obscura had a slight case of Eclipse Madness. So we’re all set to help guide you through the annular eclipse, also known as a “Ring of Fire” eclipse, that will cut a swath across the Western United States and Central and South America, on October 14, 2023. How do animals react to an eclipse’s mysterious daytime darkness? Why does Uganda have two monuments to the phenomenon? And who makes all those…
