One of the most remarkable coincidences found in nature is the fact that the Moon and the Sun both appear the same size as seen from Earth. The Moon, a small, cold, and dark body is only 3,500 km in diameter while the sun, a self-luminous, gaseous giant, is 1,400,000 km across. The coincidence arises from the fact that although the sun is 400 times larger than the Moon, it is also 400 times farther from Earth. A direct consequence of this fortuitous geometry is that during a total solar eclipse, the Moon occludes the Sun with a nearly perfect fit.

The fundamental basis of the solar eclipse is the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth such that some region of Earth passes through the Moon's shadow. This shadow is composed of two parts: the outer or penumbral shadow and the inner or umbral shadow. From within the penumbra, only part of the sun is obscured. In contrast, the dark, central umbra is the shadow of complete or total eclipse. During a total eclipse, the umbra sweeps across Earth from west to east and the course it travels is called the path of totality. Anyone standing within this zone will see the Sun completely obscured by the moon for as long as 7 1/2 minutes. At this time, the solar corona is visible as a halo about the moon and the landscape takes on the appearance of an eerie twilight. Outside the path of totality but still within the penumbra, a partial eclipse is seen. The path of the umbra is rarely more than 300 km wide

THE EVENT

On Wednesday, 2006 March 29, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor which traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Brazil and extends across the Atlantic, northern Africa, and central Asia where it ends at sunset in western Mongolia. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes the northern two thirds of Africa (Egypt, Libya), Europe, and central Asia.

If you want to live this event you need to know that .for a solar eclipse you have to be in a very specific geographic location So your select must be Egypt

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Solar Eclipse in Egypt

The high resolution  in Egypt will be in Sallum (The border town between Egypt & Libya)

The Mediterranean coast at Sallum is the sunniest climate along the eclipse track save for dusty locations in the deserts of Libya and Niger. At eclipse time the dry season is just beginning and Sallum averages about 9.5 sunshine hours per day. about 79 percent of the maximum possible. Rain is reported on only one day in 10, and the average cloudiness for the region is under 40 percent. Daytime temperatures average a comfortable 22°C (72°F) but can reach a blistering 42°C(108°F).
In March migrating low-pressure systems move either along the coast of North Africa or further inland, where they are known as Khamsin depressions. Approaching lows bring southerly winds and sunny weather if they pass offshore and dusty (but sunny) conditions if they move inland. Broken high and midlevel cloud and occasional rainfall follow behind the low. If a strong cold front comes with the depression, a severe dust storm lasting a few hours is possible, though such dust storms are much less frequent than at sites deeper with the Sahara. While these Mediterranean lows can make eclipse observations a challenge, only three or four per month are expected on average and extensive cloud is the exception rather than the rule. The terrain at Sallum, which is dominated by a 400-meter ridge just west of the town, will help modify some of the harsher effects of the passing depressions. The excellent highway stretching parallel to the Mediterranean coast will facilitate rapid movement to a new location if cloudy skies threaten.

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VIEW OF ECLIPSE

First view of eclipse: partial eclipse begin 11:20:04a.m.

Second view of eclipse: totally begins 12:38:02p.m

Third view of eclipse: totally ends 12:41:59p.m

Fourth view of eclipse:  partial eclipse ending 1:59:54p.m

Duration of totality: 3 minutes, 56 seconds

                 Sun Altitude during totality: 62°

Temperature : within the solar eclipse will decrease between  5° to 8°

ECLIPSE DURATION AT SOME CITIES IN EGYPT