Last 'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse Until 2039 Saturday, Likely Washout In NY

NEW YORK — We don’t have a front-row seat to see the full effects of the “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse in New York — and according to experts, the event is likely to be a washout.

However, you can still watch the eclipse unfold in a NASA broadcast Saturday.

In New York, the eclipse is slated to begin around 11 a.m. and will end at 4:55 p.m. Normally, even if it’s cloudy, the eerie daytime darkness associated with solar eclipses is still noticeable, according to NASA.

However, it's going to be raining across the tri-state region Saturday so prospects of seeing the eclipse on Long Island, for example, "are none," Brian Ciemnecki, meteorolost for the National Weather Service office in Upton said.. "It's going to be overcast all day. The rain should move in during the morning hours."

On the East End, that rain might not move in until the afternoon.

Sadly, for New Yorkers, Ciemnecki said, the chance to see the eclipse is a washout. "Even if you look up you're going to get raindrops in your eyes," he said.

But that doesn't mean you can't watch the event: NASA will be streaming coverage from 11:30 a.m .to 1:15 p.m. here.

Remember, though, for those in areas where it's possible to catch a glimpse, you’ll need solar eclipse glasses to view either the partial eclipse or the ring of fire.

An annular solar eclipse occurs as the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun, blotting out all but the sun’s outer rim. The eclipse will be a celestial showstopper for tens of millions in a 125-mile wide path stretching from Oregon to Texas into Central and South America who will see the bright, blazing border, or ring of fire, around the moon for as long as five minutes.