sucks I dont get to see it Partial sunset eclipse will dazzle the West (CNN) -- For about two hours Monday, people in most of North America and Asia will be treated to a breathtaking celestial show. The setting sun will be partially obscured by the moon -- an annular, or ring-shaped, eclipse -- leaving a crescent to sink in the evening sky. In North America, people on the West Coast will have the most impressive view. As much as 70 percent of the sun will be hidden from view in Los Angeles, while people in Guadalajara, Mexico will see just a setting sliver of light. And in the South Pacific, more than 97 percent of the sun will be covered. "If you're in the path, you'd see, instead of a typical sunset, an extremely thin ring -- a ring of fire -- setting into the ocean," Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist and eclipse expert at NASA, told The Associated Press. People on the East Coast of the United States, however, will miss the show. The sun will already have set by the time the eclipse starts. An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is farther from the Earth than during a total eclipse. When the moon is closer, it appears to be the same size or larger than the sun, blocking the entire disk. Although the sun's light will be dimmed by the partial eclipse, experts warn it is still dangerous to look directly at the light. They recommend using a solar filter, such as No. 14 or higher welding glass, as a shield, or projecting an image of the sun through binoculars or a telescope.
