‘Ring of fire’ eclipse set to blaze in southern skies

Consider this your semi-regular reminder that, well, space is pretty neat.
If you’re in the southern hemisphere and you happen to look up Sunday morning — or, for everyone else, if you happen to have Internet access — you may have the chance to see an annular solar eclipse. Unlike a total solar eclipse, this one will leave just a sliver of sunlight shining at the rim of the moon’s shadow as passes between Earth and the sun.
The effect is a bit like an inept hide-and-seeke