What's the difference between an annular eclipse and a total solar eclipse?

The difference between an annular solar eclipse and a total solar eclipse is that when the moon happens to run between the sun and the earth, it completely blocks the sun, which is a total solar eclipse and only blocks the middle, which is an annular solar eclipse.

The shadow of the moon sweeps across the ground, and people in the shadow of the moon can see the solar eclipse. The moon has no atmosphere, so we can see the clear outline of the moon entering the sun's apparent circle during the eclipse. During the total solar eclipse, the sun was completely blocked, but during the total lunar eclipse, we can still see the moon, the so-called red moon.

Total solar eclipse is very rare. If a person stays in one place, it will take about 400 years on average to see the total solar eclipse. Therefore, in most cases, it takes a long journey to appreciate such a spectacular sky.