White Desert Solar Eclipes

On August 2, 2027, Bahariya Oasis will experience something extraordinarily rare.   For a little over six minutes, the Moon will completely cover the bright face of the Sun and turn the Western Desert into one of the world’s most remarkable eclipse-viewing landscapes.   Current eclipse calculations for Al Bawiti, the main town in Bahariya […]

On Monday, August 2, 2027, the Moon’s shadow will cross Egypt and turn midday into darkness during one of the longest total solar eclipses visible from land in decades.   For travelers, photographers, astronomers and eclipse chasers, Egypt is particularly interesting because the eclipse combines unusually long totality with some of the country’s most extraordinary