Total Solar Eclipse Seen from Chile and Argentina

It's pretty rare to witness total eclipses anywhere in the world since that would require the sun, moon, and earth's centers to be precisely aligned with one another. However, Chile and Argentina were treated to such a rare sight of the phenomena just several hours ago.

Tourists from around the world gathered to witness the cosmic spectacle, which began at 10:24 a.m. local time (1824 GMT), crossing over a tiny atoll in the South Pacific. Chile and Argentina were the only inhabited places where the total eclipse could be seen.
The eclipse made its first landfall in Chile at 3:22 p.m. (1922 GMT) in La Serena, a city of some 200,000 people where the arrival of more than 300,000 visitors forced the local water company to increase output and service gas stations to store extra fuel. Police and health services were also reinforced.

(Image credit: Luc Viatour/Lucnix.be; Wikimedia Commons)


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