Total solar eclipse
6m23s of totality · best from Morocco, Spain
Path of totality: Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia.
Outside the path, a partial eclipse: Africa, Europe, the Middle East, western and southern Asia.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Outlines: Natural Earth, US Census Bureau
Six minutes and 23 seconds of totality — the longest totality visible from land this century, crossing North Africa and the Middle East. Eclipse chasers have been planning for this one for decades. A partial eclipse is visible more widely across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, western and southern Asia. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses or a proper solar filter — not during a partial phase, and not through a camera, binoculars, or a telescope. Only during the brief total phase, and only from inside the path of totality, is it safe to look with the naked eye.
For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.
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