There is a hybrid total/partial solar eclipse November 3, 2013. The eclipse will start as a partial eclipse but than become a total eclipse. Totality will be visible from the northern Atlantic Ocean (east of Florida) to Africa (Gabon (landfall), R. Congo, DR Congo, Uganda), with maximum of 1 minute and 39 seconds visible from the Atlantic Ocean south of Ivory Coast and Ghana. The best viewing is in Africa but other areas will be able to see a partial eclipse such as parts of the eastern U.S.
To see the path of the eclipse go to November 3, 2013 total eclipse.
To learn more about this unusual solar eclipse go to November 3rd’s Rare Solar Eclipse – Observing Highlights – SkyandTelescope.com.
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