Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
. Images will be flashed across the globe, most likely from Easter Island/Rapa Nui, where committed eclipse-chasers will view a “ ring of fire ” solar eclipse surrounded by the island's iconicis always a popular topic in the wake of these celestial events, but a simple list of the different kinds of eclipses isn't helpful unless you have a keen eye.
It's also the longest on land since 1991 and until 2114. It will see 89 million people witness totality across southern Spain and North Africa — over twice that of April’s event in North America.Technically, the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century has already happened, on July 22, 2009, but since the maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds of totality was only possible off the coast of Southeast Asia, few, if anyone, experienced it.
What happens on August 2, 2027, is something very different. The maximum totality lasting 6 minutes 23 seconds will not only be on land but on prime tourist real estate — Luxor in Egypt. Spilt by the Nile, it's home to Ancient Egypt's most magnificent treasures, from Luxor Temple, the Avenue of Sphinxes and Karnak Temple on the east side to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon on the west bank.
There are other possible destinations to view the event — though with a slightly shorter totality — in places like Cadiz, Spain: 2 minutes and 47 seconds), Tangier, Morocco , the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . If you’re looking for an “eclipse of the century” to splurge on, stop looking and put Aug. 2, 2027 in your travel planner.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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