What would cause a permenent total solar eclipse?

Question by Gatesy: What would cause a permenent total solar eclipse?
Im in the middle of doing a media class assignment and i have to make a low budget trailer for a disaster movie. i wondered if it was possible to have a permenant total solar eclipse, and what sort of thing would cause it?, i would love some ideas. .


Best answer:
Answer by urwumpeso far, only taking the sun away. by orbital mechanics you could create a long solar eclipse, but no permanent. A nuclear winter could engulf the whole Earth in clouds, shading the sun.

But as it is going to be a movie, feel free to be unrealistic, as long as you can manage three things:

1. Entertain.
2. Entertain.
3. Manage a suspension of disbelief: Make it impossible for people to question your logic before the movie is over.



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A bit of fun with iMovie and video footage captured during the total solar eclipse of 14 November 2012 in Northern Queensland, Australia.
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