Many people enjoyed the recent annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023. If you missed it – or want to see it again from roughly the same location – you’ll have another chance for a similiar eclipse on November 15, 2077.
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Solar eclipse in 2077 similar to October 14 eclipse
According to the renowned astronomer Guy Ottewell, a very similar solar eclipse to the eclipse on October 14, 2023, will occur on November 15, 2077. Not only will it be an annular solar eclipse, it’ll be visible from roughly the same area. Aren’t the predictable cycles of the cosmos amazing?
In his recent blog Ottewell – when referring to another annular solar eclipse on November 15, 2077 – said:
… about the annular eclipse of Saturday October 14: After 54 years, that is, 3 saros intervals, comes an eclipse that is more closely similar, because the third-of-a-day difference is removed and the track is over roughly the same geographical region.
Some October 2023 eclipse photos
Enjoy more images and video from the October 14 annular solar eclipse.
Bottom line: Another annular solar eclipse – similar to the one on October 14, 2023 – will visit almost the same geographical region in 2077. The predictable cycles in the sky are amazing.
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