Fantasy author Terry Pratchett is heading to Taiwan with the BBC Sky at Night team to view the total eclipse of the sun next year. He will board the cruise ship Superstar Libra, organised by travel company Eclipse of the Century which will leave Taipei on the 17th July 2009 and travel for 9 days taking in Eclipse Day on the 22nd of July. At the point of greatest eclipse the totality will last for 6.4 minutes, something that will not happen again until 2132.
The reason Pratchett and the Sky at Night team are travelling so far is to reach the optimum position, approximately 12 nautical miles of the Japanese island of Yakushima. Terry Pratchett will be accompanied by Dr Chris Linott who commented "A total eclipse is an emotional event; falling under the Moon’s shadow is an experience unlike any other, and I’m looking forward to having time to wallow a little next July".
For more information, costs and ticket availability aboard the cruise ships, please click on the following link.
Terry Pratchett joins the eclipse chasers - Times Online
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