When the moon sweeps directly in front of the sun, it's dubbed a central eclipse.

当月球运行至太阳正前方，称为中心食。

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This morning's eclipse was visible across most of continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

今早的日食波及了欧洲大陆的大部分地区，非洲北部，中东和中亚地区。

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The eclipse started over the Central African Republic at 6:14 a.m. local time.

日食在中非当地时间上午6：14开始。

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For viewing the total eclipse, the best places on terra firma are in central Africa, where the eclipse will last four minutes or longer -- more than twice as long as the last total solar eclipse in 1999.

CNN: Africa awaits total eclipse of the sun