Total Eclipse of the Plot: Difference between revisions

In [[Real Life]], eclipses don't usually last very long, a matter of minutes, butand inmost are only partial eclipses; total eclipses are very rare. In fiction, however, they seem to be able to last however long they darn well please, and are usually the total kind. (Justified for places with smaller suns and/or bigger moons, although this is rarely addressed and opens further questions.) Alternately, the story can play the time straight and create a [[Race Against the Clock]] scenario when there's something that must be done during the eclipse (and there always is).