Total solar eclipse of 2 July 2019, simulated view from La Silla Observatory, in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. This site is operated by the European Southern Observatory. It lies at an elevation of 2400 metres. Total solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun. Total solar eclipses usually occur less than once a year, and can only be seen from a small area of the Earth's surface. At totality, the solar atmosphere (corona) becomes visible. This total solar eclipse will reach totality at 16:40 local time, lasting for around 4 minutes. This is a clear-weather simulation that assumes there will be no clouds obscuring the eclipse. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / J. Morin, M. Druckmüller, P. Aniol, K. Delcourte, P. Horalek, L. Calcada, M. Zamani / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY |
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