Magnificent Minutes

My journey in the infinite universe continues, and of course I have you all with me in my comfortable intergalactic ship, where you now for a long time, only have been able to see distant galaxies when you looked out the window from your luxurious cabins. We have long approached a Barred spiral galaxy, where I discovered an Earth-like planet in a binary star system with a panoramic view of the galaxy itself. The computer informed me of a very nice event, that can be seen if we land in the right region at the exact time, and here we are. The natives do not yet know about our presence, but they are naturally also only eager to enjoying the spectacular celestial phenomenon, where both stars are darkened, at a time of year when the near galaxy dominates the same area of the sky. One of the solar eclipses is as impressive as our own, and creates the classic dark reddish light far away in the atmosphere at the end of the large core shadow. This whole event happens while this star has an unusual activity and emits enormous solar prominence. The giant tower we see on top of the hill is a central place of research and observation for the peaceful and highly intelligent inhabitants of the planet. All windows are dark in the large halls, where all lights are off for maximum enjoyment of the magical sight.