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part of the world, the moon will completely cover over the solar disk, to display a total eclipse of the sun for some two minutes.
• A total eclipse of the sun counts as one of nature's greatest spectacles. Day momentarily turns into night. The brighter planets and stars pop out into the sky and the sun's mysterious corona can be seen with the naked eye.
• The path of the total solar eclipse is shown (in blue) on the map below. The moon's dark shadow travels approximately 14,500 kilometers (9,000 miles) over the Earth's surface in a little more than three hours. The total eclipse starts at sunrise at the northeast corner of Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory and ends at sunset in the South Pacific Ocean, to the west of South America. The path of the total eclipse only touches land in northern Australia. After leaving the east coast of Australia, the moon's dark shadow travels over the vastness of the South Pacific Ocean.
• Who will see a partial solar eclipse?
• Outside of the path of the total solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse can be viewed from southeast Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific islands, part of Antarctica and southern South America. If you live east of the International Date Line (South America) the eclipse will happen on November 13. If you live west of the International Date Line (New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand) the eclipse will take place on November 14.
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