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Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica's months of endless daylight

  • Written by: Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria
Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica's months of endless daylightNatacha Pisarenko/AAP Image

The Sun hasn’t set in Antarctica since October. Earth’s southernmost continent is currently experiencing a long summer’s day, one that stretches from mid-October until early April.

But on Saturday December 4, darkness will sweep across the ice of West Antarctica. The Moon will pass directly in front of...

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