Taking a mind flight to South America for a total eclipse of the sun this Monday
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The stars will roll out of South America on Monday. The sky will turn black in the early afternoon. the temperature will drop; there will be 360 degree twilight all around, but the real star of the show will be our own sun, its crown to be exact, the solar wind visible on a black sky above. Mercury, Venus shines with a thousand lights. Jupiter. The universe displayed.
: Monday, December 14, 2020, 11:22 PM IST
It s begun! Watch photos of the only total solar eclipse of 2020 as Moon engulfs Earth in cosmic shadow
Space enthusiasts on Twitter were seen sharing photos of the event.
Skywatchers across the world on Monday (December) were eager to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse , the only and last one of the year. This is also the final major celestial event of 2020, so in many ways the occassion was set to be special.
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The moon moves across the sun during a solar eclipse in the path of totality in Piedra del Aguila, Argentina, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020
Chilean clouds, coronavirus mar outlook for solar eclipse sightseers
Published December 15, 2020 3:57am
A bird is seen next to a solar eclipse, visible in parts of Chile, Argentina and Brazil, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Diego Vara SANTIAGO, Chile - Tourists in central Chile hoping to experience a total solar eclipse faced disappointment on Monday as thick fog rolled in along the coastline and rain clouds obscured the sky. More than 100,000 tourists had traveled to the lakeside villages of Pucon and Villarica, despite a recent uptick in cases of COVID-19 in Chile, according to official reports. The moon is due to completely cover the sun across a narrow, 56 mile (90 km) band of South America, stretching from Saavedra, a central Chilean Pacific port town to Salina del Eje on the Atlantic coast of Argentina, data from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows.
Total solar eclipses can only be observed from certain locations on Earth (Credit: NASA.gov)
Total solar eclipses, during which the Sun briefly disappears in the daytime, occur about every 18 months. However, unlike lunar eclipses, which can be seen worldwide, the celestial phenomenon can only be observed within a narrow, approximately 100-mile-wide, path of totality. Moreover, total solar eclipses occur at a specific location, on average, about every 360 years. This means that the chance to observe one in real-time is truly rare and special.
The year s only total solar eclipse, which will occur on December 14, 2020, will have a path of totality extending just 56 miles across South America from Saavedra, Chile to Salina del Eje, Argentina. The continent s other residents and those in Southeastern Africa, including Cape Town, South Africa, will be able to observe a partial solar eclipse. The rest of the world will have to tune in to NASA TV and watch the livestreams from Pontif
| UPDATED: 15:51, Mon, Dec 14, 2020
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A total eclipse of the Sun is a rare event enjoyed by select parts of the world every 18 months or so. Today (December 14) the Moon has crossed paths with the Sun over parts of the Pacific and South America for the first total eclipse since July 2019. And although most will not get to see the eclipse in person, Express.co.uk explains how you can see the event unfold from the comfort of your home.