On Aug. 2, 2027, the 260-kilometer-wide total solar eclipse will sweep over box-seat sights including the Giza Pyramids and the Rock of Gibraltar.
The total eclipse will pass over or near Roman ruins in North Africa and will narrowly miss Seville, Spain.
The timing not only means a new moon, which offers clearer views and the possibility of better photographs than usual of the Milky Way, but will also take in the Perseid meteor shower, which is set to run for around two weeks on either side of the eclipse.
According to space.com, almost 90 million people live under the path of totality, which takes in regions of Spain and Egypt that are ordinarily popular with tourists.
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