Everyone is booking the 2027 'eclipse of the century' over Luxor for its record 6-minute totality - and veteran chasers say that's exactly the wrong way to pick an eclipse

Eclipse chasers face a choice over the next two summers that has split the community: the relatively brief but accessible European eclipse of August 12, 2026, or the so-called eclipse of the century over Luxor, Egypt on August 2, 2027. Both will plunge daylight into corona-lit twilight. Only one of them will last more than […] Eclipse chasers face a choice over the next two summers that has split the community: the relatively brief but accessible European eclipse of August 12, 2026, or the so-called eclipse of the century over Luxor, Egypt on August 2, 2027. Both will plun... [6589 chars]