If the timing and location are right, like if the stars align, some may see a "devil horns" or "solar horns" effect. During past eclipse events, Florida has seen versions of a horizontal "smiley face" ...

Diamond ring. Devil horns. Ring of fire. Baily’s Beads … Believe it or not, these phrases are related. They’re each named for the visual effect they cause during an eclipse. Eclipses elicit a lot of ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The diamond ring effect, actually known as ...

Hopefully you didn't mothball that ugly Christmas sweater yet. The Purkinje effect, named after Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje, states "as light intensity decreases, red objects are ...

People in Maine, parts of Canada, New Brunswick and Quebec may see a “devil’s horns” partial solar eclipse March 29, 2025. Weather permitting and depending on the phase, a “diamond ring” effect during ...