rick sanchez wrote:
Halleys comet 74-79 year return interval.
Total solar eclipse at any given point on earth 360-410 year return interval.
It seems like a total eclipse is more rare than our most common comet.
A total solar eclipse viewed from the same exact location on earth is rare. There will be 68 total solar eclipses in the 21st century. And there were 71 in the 20th century.
The one happening this month that can viewed about 4 hours south of where I live, will probably not happen there again for hundreds of years. It all depends on where and when the moon crosses in front of the sun.
But where I live it will still be a 93% eclipse visable. That's the difference between a comet and an eclipse. A comet can be viewed from all over the place. But a total eclipse can only be viewed from an exact location for a very brief time.