A Supermoon Will Eclipse the Sun on Friday the 13th
Only a fortunate few will get to see this rare cosmic coincidence. Are you among their ranks?
While the superstitious may avoid venturing outdoors this Friday the 13th, some lucky sky-watchers around the South Pacific may get to witness an event not seen on this spooky date in 44 years: a super-size new moon blocking out part of the sun.
On July 13, a partial solar eclipse will be visible from the southeastern coast of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand’s Stewart Island, as well as the northern coast of Antarctica. Earth has not seen a solar eclipse fall on a Friday the 13th since December 1974.
Our planet crosses between the moon and the sun every month, but a solar eclipse occurs only when the three celestial bodies are aligned so that Earth glides through at least
