If you miss it, you won’t see it in this lifetime

The rare solar eclipse that will pass over Oman on 26 December will only next to be seen after 83 years,

which means that if you don’t see it then, you probably won’t get to witness this in your lifetime.

Called an annular eclipse, this rate atmospheric phenomenon will only be visible over a handful of countries, with Oman being one of them.

The others are Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.