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The Eclipse of the Century

The Sky at Night

Season 17Episode 4Aired 1973-04-02
The Eclipse of the Century

The Eclipse of the Century

The longest solar eclipse of the century, lasting over seven minutes, will take place in Africa on 30 June. Patrick Moore talks about some of the exciting experiments which will be carried out by solar observers who will be in - or above - the Sahara during the eclipse.