More about solar and lunar eclipses.
Some people make a habit of travelling around the world to see the moon's shadow.
Past Eclipses A look back at the effect of total solar eclipses on people and places in the past. Eclipse Library Further reading on the subject of total solar eclipses. Travel Notes, you may want to know where to plan your next eclipse experience. The path of totality was only 49 kilometers wide along the sunrise terminator, with a maximum duration of 47 seconds. Two Concordes were ready to chase the eclipse towards Britain.