Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city
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Hotels in Dunedin, New Zealand, are booking out two years in advance for the total solar eclipse scheduled for July 22, 2028. Dunedin will be the focal point of the eclipse, which will be the first total solar eclipse in the region in over 850 years. The eclipse will cast a 100km-wide shadow across parts of southern New Zealand, including Queenstown and Dunedin, plunging the area into darkness for nearly three minutes.
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Hotels fully booked two years ahead
On 22 July 2028 at 4.17pm, the moon will pass in front of the sun.
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Dunedin will be the focal point of the total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028.
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Loaded language removed<p>Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand</p><p>Hotels are booking out two years in advance in the New Zealand city of Dunedin as it prepares for the region’s first total solar eclipse in more than 850 years.</p><p>At 4.17pm on 22 July 2028, the moon will pass in front of the sun, casting a roughly 100km-wide shadowy band across parts of southern New Zealand.
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Dunedin will be the focal point of the total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028.
PredictionOn 22 July 2028 at 4.17pm, the moon will pass in front of the sun.
PredictionThe shadow will be roughly 100km wide.
PredictionThe darkness will last for 2 minutes and 51 seconds.
PredictionDunedin last experienced a total solar eclipse in 1163, before any humans reached New Zealand.
The GuardianHotels in Dunedin are booking out two years in advance for the eclipse.
The GuardianThe band will cover parts of southern New Zealand, from Queenstown to Dunedin.
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