"2024 Solar Eclipse: Longest in History and Best Places to Watch"
TL;DR
The longest total solar eclipse in history occurred on June 15, 743 B.C., lasting 7 minutes, 28 seconds, while the longest possible totality on Earth is 7 minutes, 31 seconds. The upcoming April 8, 2024 eclipse will have a maximum totality of 4 minutes, 28 seconds, with the longest predicted eclipse of 7 minutes, 29 seconds set to occur on July 16, 2186. A supersonic jet once extended totality on the ground in Niger from 7 minutes, 4 seconds to 74 minutes, and upcoming eclipses of extreme duration are expected in 2027, 2045, and 2063.
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