A solar eclipse that takes place every 500000 years

Not directly related to the article, but this is a good opportunity to alert US HN readers that in a little more than two years time a total solar eclipse will cut across the entire conterminous United States on August 21st, 2017.

Major cities in the path of totality include: Salem OR, Idaho Falls ID, Casper WY, Lincoln NE, Kansas City MO, Nashville TN, & Charleston SC.

This will definitely be the most accessible total eclipse for the majority of the US population in my lifetime.

A few links with maps/details: http://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/nation/ http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug...

There is a huge difference between 90% (or even 99%) and a 100% eclipsed Sun. People in Norway should really travel to the Faroe Islands to experience totality :)