CEEFAX 1 136 Sun 08 Aug 14:12/16 ************ ************************** * *** *** ** ****** ***************** ************ ********** ****** ****** 1/2 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR ECLIPSES There are many astounding facts surrounding this summer's total eclipse
A 60-mile wide shadow will hurtle across the globe at over 1,875mph.
It will be the most watched astronomical event in history with 300m potential viewers.
A massive million-degree corona will surround the solar maximum sun.
The sun is 405 times wider than the moon but is also 400 times further away
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