Every couple of years or so somewhere on Earth, the wanderings of our planet, the sun and the moon cause them to line up like billiard balls on a velvet space table. Seeing worlds disappear behind each other in an eclipse can make you cry or scream. But getting to that point frequently takes hard work, and maybe even a bit of luck.
That looked to be as true for the coming eclipse as it has been since humans started chasing these celestial occurrences.
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An eclipse observer watched through protective glasses in Kathmandu, Nepal, last year.Credit...Narendra Shrestha/EPA, via Shutterstock Every couple of years or so somewhere on Earth, the wanderings of our planet, the sun and the moon cause them to line up like billiard balls on a velvet space table. Seeing worlds [...]
