Why is it rare to see a solar eclipse? Only a people in the small solar eclipse shadow can see the eclipse. It only happens in the middle of the night. Solar eclipses do not occur very often on Earth. Most people don 't have the right glasses.

The correct answer is: **Only people in the small solar eclipse shadow can see the eclipse.**<br /><br />Solar eclipses aren't inherently rare events on Earth. They happen somewhere on Earth a couple of times a year. However, they are rare to *see* from any *specific* location because the Moon's shadow during a solar eclipse is quite small compared to the Earth. Only those people within the path of that shadow will witness the eclipse.<br />