‘Eclipse of the century’ to be seen in 2027 but will miss the Caribbean
One of the longest eclipses of this century will occur in 2027, but the Caribbean, North and South America will be largely unable to see it, according to media reports.
Forbes Magazine reported the upcoming six-minute total solar eclipse, to come on August 2, 2027, as “one of the longest and most significant eclipses of the 21st century”.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, fully covering the Sun.
Only 10 countries will be lucky enough to witness the feat, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, aside from a small partial solar eclipse in Newfoundland, Canada.
It’s being dubbed the “Great North African Eclipse” or the “eclipse of the century”. Not only will there be about six minutes of visibility, but clouds are virtually unexpected across the path of visibility, a rare feat for an eclipse.
The report said the eclipse path will be around 258 kilometres wide and be visible from North Atlantic Ocean and Southern Europe (Costa de la Luz, Spain and Gibraltar); North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt and some of Sudan); Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Yemen) and finally East Africa and the Indian Ocean (Horn of Africa, including Somalia, and Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean).
The eclipse is expected to be seen by over 89 million people.
