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[Eric Berger] Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If your instance is any indication of location: there's an eclipse visible in most Oceania and SE Asian islands in 2028. For a good chunk of Australia and NZ, it'll be a total eclipse. For further info, check it here.

For me (South America) there's one already in October, but it'll suck from my region (14% coverage). And another in 2027 (~75% coverage).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Cool thanks! I still think it’s a broad brush of a statement that could be qualified a little.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I've got this one in my calendar already, and have organised preliminary accommodation!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The big difference is how close the sun is to solar maximum this year! The sun is at a point of peak electromagnetic activity, something that happens every 10 to 13 years, which is reflected in more chance of witnessing bursts of energy (flares and ejections) during the eclipse.

It in all likelihood will have passed by 2028.