Solar eclipses happen more often than I thought and people get to see them all the time. Turns out it’s not that simple and you probably won’t get there unless you are in the right place at the right time or you follow around a guy like this. NASA is kind enough to help us realize we’ll probably miss the next one with their page on the subject. WIRED helps put it into perspective. China will be getting a good one on Aug 1st – if you’re in the area then, go check it out and let me know if it’s worth it.
If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of time to venture out to remote areas nowhere near your house, so let’s just watch a video of the 2006 Turkey sighting and pretend we’re there. I’m sure it does justice:
- Squash
