Will the eclipse be able to eclipse the World Cup?

On Sunday evening, at the exact moment when millions of soccer fans will set their sight on South Africa for the World Cup finale, an even more spectacular show will open for all of those lucky enough to be in the South Pacific at that time. From 20:15 to 22:52 CEST (18:15 to 20:52 GMT), a total solar eclipse will be visible from Cook Islands to the Southern tip of Chile, crossing over French Polynesia (Tahiti will be slightly north of the totality zone, which will cross right through the Tuamotu archipelago) and over Easter Island.

To follow this dramatic event on the Internet from the vast majority of the planet which will not be able to witness it directly, live streaming broadcasts are scheduled.

A Facebook event was created to list them.

Some maps from the Eclipser website (University of Manitoba)

NASA's page about the eclipse

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