From what I’ve read, there quite a few solar eclipses in the world every few years, so why is this one in particular so scientifically interesting?
In: Planetary Science
There is one thing that might make it *really* special, with the emphasis on “might.”
This one is coming very close to the solar maximum in the Sun’s eleven year cycles between minimum solar activity and maximum. Short answer; this one might allow viewers to see a [coronal mass ejection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection) which would be spectacular.
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