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xkcd #2917: Types of Eclipse Photo (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 9 months ago by randomaccount43543 to c/xkcd

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The most rare, top-tier eclipse photo would be the Solar Earth Eclipse, but the Apollo 12 crew's attempt to capture it was marred by camera shake. They said it looked spectacular, though.

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[–] grue 25 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Australia for 2028? Why not Spain for 2026?

[–] Anticorp 31 points 9 months ago

Spain isn't a real place.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Spain

Someone said: not impressive enough because too close to sunset. Didn't check.

[–] Lev_Astov 3 points 9 months ago

That's why you do Iceland instead.

[–] gmtom 5 points 9 months ago

The 2026 one doesn't pass over much land or near many major population centres, and a lot of Europeans are going to try and see it, so it's going to be very difficult to go see it, especially if you're an American.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Just avoid the plains and clouds shouldn't be a problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Not mostly, anyway.

[–] Altofaltception 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Spain's is a partial eclipse. My question is why not Egypt 2027?

[–] sanguinepar 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If we're talking about 12 August 2026, this says it'll be a total eclipse, in northern Spain at least.

[–] Altofaltception 5 points 9 months ago

You're right. I'm not sure why I thought it was a partial eclipse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why not Texas for 2024?

[–] ripcord 9 points 9 months ago

Requires inventing time travel. More work.