It's hard to plan for something that only occurs 66 times a century, but anyone selling Mitsubishi Eclipse cars must be thanking their lucky stars as the longest solar eclipse of the millennium swept across parts of Africa and India 

It's hard to plan for something that only occurs 66 times a century, but anyone selling Mitsubishi Eclipse cars must be thanking their lucky stars as the longest solar eclipse of the millennium swept across parts of Africa and India. 

The event was considered by many to be particularly spectacular because of the bright ring (the outline of the sun) visible while the moon crossed in front of it. Some people found it a bit too much, with MSNBC reporting onlookers "gripped by fear... refusing to come outdoors."

Even those who stayed indoors, though, are likely to read about it somewhere - probably online. Anyone who has a product called an Eclipse, and anyone who's invested wisely in keywords will be in for a bumper ride.

It's funny the way these things turn out sometimes...

And if you wondered what the eclipse looked like, here it is -