August 2, 2027, will witness one of the rarest celestial phenomena, occurring only once in a hundred years. The moon will completely block the sun, resulting in the land being cast with shadows when there ought to be sunlight. This phenomenon is known as a total solar eclipse.
The darkest part of this shadow is known as “totality.” According to Space, the totality of this solar eclipse is going to be six minutes and 23 seconds. This will make it the longest since the one that occurred in 1991.
This total solar eclipse is known as the “Great North African Eclipse.” This means it would be best seen at those parts of the world, more precisely from Luxor, Egypt, where the totality will be visible for the longest period of time.
While Luxor is going to be the best place to see it in the globe, if you are not able to witness it from there, it may still be seen from a number of locations in North Africa and some regions of Southern Europe, including Gibraltar.
In case of crystal-clear skies, tens of millions of people living within the eclipse’s line of totality will be able to enjoy it in its full glory.
If in Europe, some great options for viewing the eclipse would be Southern Spain, especially Tarifa and Cadiz. These places will offer totality durations of up to 4 minutes and 39 seconds. Gibraltar will also offer an interesting spot to view the eclipse as it first reaches land. However, the event will be shorter there.
For those of you wondering why this total solar eclipse will be longer than what people have witnessed throughout the centuries is a rare alignment between Earth, the Moon and the Sun.
According to experts, another such total eclipse — after the one in 2027 — will happen in 2114.
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