Longest, Most Viewed Solar Eclipse in the 21st Century

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Have you ever seen a solar eclipse?

Its quite a site that shouldn’t be missed. Some people go to great trouble to view them, to the point of purchasing special lenses or traveling long distances in search of the optimal viewing experience.

Rebecca Carroll reports for National Geographic that this eclipse will pass over some of Earths most densely populated areas on Wednesday, July 22. As a result, it will likely become the most viewed eclipse to date in human history.

People in central India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and parts of China will know darkness in daylight then. From Shanghai and Hangzhou, China alone, it is estimated by scientists that 30 million people will witness the event.

Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in Massachusetts has been chasing solar eclipses since 1959 as a member of the National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration. We brought about half a ton of equipment and picked up an equal amount borrowed here from our Chinese colleagues, so there is a lot to get ready, he added.

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