Earth Plunged Into Darkness For Six Minutes In Rare Event Not Seen In A Century
A total solar eclipse is an occurrence that will occur in a few years and won’t be witnessed for another hundred years. Put August 2, 2027, on your calendars and plan your route to the optimum location if you wish to spend a few minutes in the dark during the day because of this celestial occurrence.
A total solar eclipse happens when the moon totally obscures the sun, leaving the region in darkness where sunshine should be. The ‘totality’ is the darkest area of this shadow, and you can spend several minutes there if you’re in the right spot at the right time. Space predicts that this bad boy will reach totality at six minutes and twenty-three seconds, making it the longest complete solar eclipse since 1991.
It won’t happen again until 2114, nearly a century later.In other words, you won’t survive to witness another eclipse like…
