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Watch the 'Eclipse of the Century' Next Year When Spain, Egypt and More Go Dark

32 points by bookofjoe 2mo ago

bookofjoe 2mo ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027-morocco-egypt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.71A.Fx_U.dkuAE-UX2_BK&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027...
treetalker 2mo ago
fancy ad placement
- waynesonfire 1mo ago
  don't miss that can't-miss appeal!
swiftcoder 1mo ago
https://archive.is/LuIpj https://archive.is/LuIpj
- jampekka 1mo ago
  For us banned by archive.is: https://unwall.app/www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027-morocco-egypt.html https://unwall.app/www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-e...
  - dspillett 1mo ago
    Does it give a reason for the block? I know ISPs in a couple of countries⁰ (China for one) block it, as do many corporate networks that subscribe to certain blocklists¹, but I've not heard of the site itself blocking specific groups of connection attempts. Unwall might be a useful resource, though it appears small so I wonder how long it will last. The source code links are dead ends (his profile still exists on github, but that repository does not and a quick search doesn't find evidence that it has move elsewhere) - this could imply that take-down orders have already started flying and are having an effect. -------- [0] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked [1] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked, or because of the DDoS and other arseholery² in Jan 2026, or both [2] including altering archived pages that make reference to, or altering them to make reference to, the target of that DDoS
    - deleted 1mo ago
      [deleted]
    - jampekka 1mo ago
      Some ISPs in Finland have blocked it from resolving for copyright issues, but even if you get it to resolve by changing DNS servers, it goes into a Cloudlare CAPTCHA loop. I assume it's still about the spat with a Finnish blogger.
iririririr 1mo ago
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2027-august-2 https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2027-august-2
cineticdaffodil 1mo ago
I got a really cool picture out of this years eclipse: https://i.imgur.com/mrcV1V9.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/mrcV1V9.jpeg If you zoom in, you realize that every little pinhole between the leaves of the trees, works as a pinhole camera, drawing a little sun circle- and that during a eclipse, the whole shadow is made of thousands of little eclipsed suns.
- 9dev 1mo ago
  That’s an amazing shot. Thanks for sharing!
- dspillett 1mo ago
  For those in the UK or otherwise blocked by imgur: https://archive.is/OCHd2 https://archive.is/OCHd2
nottorp 1mo ago
Hotels in the path of the eclipse were already expensive on those dates in Gibraltar and Spain. Now with the press coverage they'll be unattainable.
- netsharc 1mo ago
  Somehow it feels like social media spread ever more FOMO for this year's eclipse, there were long queues for eclipse glasses at local opticians, although where I lived we only had 90% totality (people think each person needs a pair, not aware that you're not going to stare at the thing the whole time, and sharing is possible). And since the 2026 one is fresh, the 2027 one has a lot of hype and more FOMO for those who MO'ed.
  - lopis 1mo ago
    88% Totality here. Queues to buy glasses for 10 bucks the day of the eclipse were hours long.
  - diroussel 1mo ago
    I don’t see the hype as inherently related to social media. There was a lot of hype for the 1999 eclipse that passed through Europe. Everyone was talking about it and where they would go. That’s what it felt like. It’s a rare and impressive occasion. It’s ok for people to be excited about it. Buy your glasses in advance.
    - card_zero 1mo ago
      The BBC news site has a particular boner for slightly unusual moon appearances. If you search the site for moon, there's abundant stories on topics like "blood moon", "buck moon", "super new moon", "strawberry moon", "blue moon", "orange moon", "worm moon", "snow moon", "wolf moon", "harvest moon", the moon being quite near in the sky to Venus, "beaver supermoon", "hunter's moon", "pink moon", and whenever anything even approximating an eclipse happens they write multiple articles about it. So I am given the impression that eclipses happen every other week.
barrenko 1mo ago
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mcv 1mo ago
I planned for this year's eclipse two years in advance, and it was a bit disappointing: the eclipse, just before sunset, disappeared behind some wisps of clouds just before the totality. Now I'm wondering if this is as good as it's likely to get, or if I should book again for next year. Honestly, the idea of combining Tatooine with an eclipse sounds awesome, but that particular trip is already sold out.
- embedding-shape 1mo ago
  > I planned for this year's eclipse two years in advance, and it was a bit disappointing: the eclipse, just before sunset, disappeared behind some wisps of clouds just before the totality. On the other hand, we didn't plan at all, threw some plans together the same day, ended up on the top of a parking lot from Mercadona outside of Tarragona somewhere, and it was magical, about 60 seconds of clear totality and no clouds as far as the eye could see :) Do it, worst case scenario you've seen more places in the world!
  - bluebarbet 1mo ago
    >Do it, worst case scenario you've seen more places in the world! There is a cost to be paid - somewhere, by someone - of mindless travel. I know this is not a popular position but it's true. I would correct your advice to: "Do it if you are not too far away". Otherwise enjoy the photos. The real thing is not so very different. I speak from experience too.
    - embedding-shape 1mo ago
      Yeah, sorry for not being inclusive enough to the people on the other side of the planet :) I'd also advise people with very late pregnancy to not board an airplane to fly here either, and people without legs might want to figure out transportation far ahead, and people not liking big groups might prefer more secluded areas instead of cities. But yes, YMMV depending on your personal circumstance, don't do it regardless of other constraints you might have :)
gorgoiler 1mo ago
I see a few gloomy comments here about pricing and being “sold out”. Cheer up! The great thing about an eclipse is you just need to see the sky! It is an event it is impossible, or at least very difficult, to scalp and extort. Sure, hotels in popular areas get expensive, but totality is visible from such a large swath of land that you can stay anywhere in a 100 mile radius and get a great cheap view off the back of a few hours driving and a picnic, particularly as August 2027’s path goes through Andalucia. I flew into Palma for this year’s sunset eclipse, watched it from the roof of the airport parking lot, then flew home. I booked late and didn’t get the best deal and my flight was still only €150.
- usern20260720 1mo ago
  This year, it got cloudy right at the climax. Luckily, we were watching it from home. I would therefore warn people against spending stupid amounts of money on something that a few scattered clouds can easily ruin
- deleted 1mo ago
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walrus01 1mo ago
The eclipse is also going to pass directly over Abha, Saudi Arabia. The high elevation parts of Saudi Arabia in that region are already their own modest successful tourist attraction. For an example of what it looks like, google image search "asir province saudi arabia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abha
bguberfain 1mo ago
If you are planing to watch the eclipse, a good resource is to look at http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleEarth.html http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleEart... In 2028 it will go straight to Sydney, Australia

32 points by bookofjoe 2mo ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027-morocco-egypt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.71A.Fx_U.dkuAE-UX2_BK&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027...

treetalker 2mo ago

fancy ad placement

waynesonfire 1mo ago
don't miss that can't-miss appeal!

swiftcoder 1mo ago

https://archive.is/LuIpj https://archive.is/LuIpj

jampekka 1mo ago
For us banned by archive.is: https://unwall.app/www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027-morocco-egypt.html https://unwall.app/www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-e...
- dspillett 1mo ago
  Does it give a reason for the block? I know ISPs in a couple of countries⁰ (China for one) block it, as do many corporate networks that subscribe to certain blocklists¹, but I've not heard of the site itself blocking specific groups of connection attempts. Unwall might be a useful resource, though it appears small so I wonder how long it will last. The source code links are dead ends (his profile still exists on github, but that repository does not and a quick search doesn't find evidence that it has move elsewhere) - this could imply that take-down orders have already started flying and are having an effect. -------- [0] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked [1] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked, or because of the DDoS and other arseholery² in Jan 2026, or both [2] including altering archived pages that make reference to, or altering them to make reference to, the target of that DDoS
  - deleted 1mo ago
    [deleted]
  - jampekka 1mo ago
    Some ISPs in Finland have blocked it from resolving for copyright issues, but even if you get it to resolve by changing DNS servers, it goes into a Cloudlare CAPTCHA loop. I assume it's still about the spat with a Finnish blogger.

iririririr 1mo ago

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2027-august-2 https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2027-august-2

cineticdaffodil 1mo ago

I got a really cool picture out of this years eclipse: https://i.imgur.com/mrcV1V9.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/mrcV1V9.jpeg If you zoom in, you realize that every little pinhole between the leaves of the trees, works as a pinhole camera, drawing a little sun circle- and that during a eclipse, the whole shadow is made of thousands of little eclipsed suns.

9dev 1mo ago
That’s an amazing shot. Thanks for sharing!
dspillett 1mo ago
For those in the UK or otherwise blocked by imgur: https://archive.is/OCHd2 https://archive.is/OCHd2

nottorp 1mo ago

Hotels in the path of the eclipse were already expensive on those dates in Gibraltar and Spain. Now with the press coverage they'll be unattainable.

netsharc 1mo ago
Somehow it feels like social media spread ever more FOMO for this year's eclipse, there were long queues for eclipse glasses at local opticians, although where I lived we only had 90% totality (people think each person needs a pair, not aware that you're not going to stare at the thing the whole time, and sharing is possible). And since the 2026 one is fresh, the 2027 one has a lot of hype and more FOMO for those who MO'ed.
- lopis 1mo ago
  88% Totality here. Queues to buy glasses for 10 bucks the day of the eclipse were hours long.
- diroussel 1mo ago
  I don’t see the hype as inherently related to social media. There was a lot of hype for the 1999 eclipse that passed through Europe. Everyone was talking about it and where they would go. That’s what it felt like. It’s a rare and impressive occasion. It’s ok for people to be excited about it. Buy your glasses in advance.
  - card_zero 1mo ago
    The BBC news site has a particular boner for slightly unusual moon appearances. If you search the site for moon, there's abundant stories on topics like "blood moon", "buck moon", "super new moon", "strawberry moon", "blue moon", "orange moon", "worm moon", "snow moon", "wolf moon", "harvest moon", the moon being quite near in the sky to Venus, "beaver supermoon", "hunter's moon", "pink moon", and whenever anything even approximating an eclipse happens they write multiple articles about it. So I am given the impression that eclipses happen every other week.

barrenko 1mo ago

[flagged]

mcv 1mo ago

I planned for this year's eclipse two years in advance, and it was a bit disappointing: the eclipse, just before sunset, disappeared behind some wisps of clouds just before the totality. Now I'm wondering if this is as good as it's likely to get, or if I should book again for next year. Honestly, the idea of combining Tatooine with an eclipse sounds awesome, but that particular trip is already sold out.

embedding-shape 1mo ago
> I planned for this year's eclipse two years in advance, and it was a bit disappointing: the eclipse, just before sunset, disappeared behind some wisps of clouds just before the totality. On the other hand, we didn't plan at all, threw some plans together the same day, ended up on the top of a parking lot from Mercadona outside of Tarragona somewhere, and it was magical, about 60 seconds of clear totality and no clouds as far as the eye could see :) Do it, worst case scenario you've seen more places in the world!
- bluebarbet 1mo ago
  >Do it, worst case scenario you've seen more places in the world! There is a cost to be paid - somewhere, by someone - of mindless travel. I know this is not a popular position but it's true. I would correct your advice to: "Do it if you are not too far away". Otherwise enjoy the photos. The real thing is not so very different. I speak from experience too.
  - embedding-shape 1mo ago
    Yeah, sorry for not being inclusive enough to the people on the other side of the planet :) I'd also advise people with very late pregnancy to not board an airplane to fly here either, and people without legs might want to figure out transportation far ahead, and people not liking big groups might prefer more secluded areas instead of cities. But yes, YMMV depending on your personal circumstance, don't do it regardless of other constraints you might have :)

gorgoiler 1mo ago

I see a few gloomy comments here about pricing and being “sold out”. Cheer up! The great thing about an eclipse is you just need to see the sky! It is an event it is impossible, or at least very difficult, to scalp and extort. Sure, hotels in popular areas get expensive, but totality is visible from such a large swath of land that you can stay anywhere in a 100 mile radius and get a great cheap view off the back of a few hours driving and a picnic, particularly as August 2027’s path goes through Andalucia. I flew into Palma for this year’s sunset eclipse, watched it from the roof of the airport parking lot, then flew home. I booked late and didn’t get the best deal and my flight was still only €150.

usern20260720 1mo ago
This year, it got cloudy right at the climax. Luckily, we were watching it from home. I would therefore warn people against spending stupid amounts of money on something that a few scattered clouds can easily ruin
deleted 1mo ago
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walrus01 1mo ago

The eclipse is also going to pass directly over Abha, Saudi Arabia. The high elevation parts of Saudi Arabia in that region are already their own modest successful tourist attraction. For an example of what it looks like, google image search "asir province saudi arabia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abha

bguberfain 1mo ago

If you are planing to watch the eclipse, a good resource is to look at http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleEarth.html http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleEart... In 2028 it will go straight to Sydney, Australia