The sun will look like a “ring of fire” Thursday and Friday Eastern Daylight Time during the annular eclipse, according to Space.com.
"Solar eclipses can be inspirational to students and others, so it is interesting to have everyone view the eclipse, but only safe methods of viewing should be used," said Jay Pasachoff, chairman of the International Union’s working group on eclipses and astronomer at Williams College.
According to officials at Williams College, although 95 percent of the sun will eventually be covered by the moon, viewers who stand outside and watch in their lawns will not be to see the sky turn significantly darker.
If observers want to get a more enhanced experience, they can use certain equipment—special protective lenses, cameras, telescope filters, among other protective methods—to view the solar eclipse at its peak while not bringing danger to themselves.
The path of annularity will go through sections of New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and the state of Queensland in Australia.
According to Williams College officials, those in the Hawaiian Islands, parts of Australia, the southern Philippines, areas of Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia, will experience at least a part of the eclipse.
Anyone who is not able to go outdoors during the show can catch a glimpse of the eclipse during a webcast on SPACE.com.
