A total solar eclipse darkened the skies over Argentina and Chile on Monday.
The solar eclipse began in the middle of the day over the city of Saavedra on the Pacific coast of Chile.
The moon’s shadow later moved southeast across Pocon to Junín de los Andes in Argentina, before continuing over Falchita as far as Salina del Igea on the Atlantic coast.
During a total eclipse, the moon lies exactly between the earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight.
The sky in Chile was cloudy with some rain, but on the Argentine side of the Andes Mountains, the eclipse was clearly visible in many areas.
In the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, the eclipse was only visible as a partial eclipse, as the moon covered only 75% of the sun.
It is reported that this is the second total solar eclipse in the region in a year and a half, and the last solar eclipse occurred in July 2019 over Chile and Argentina, although it was a little more in the north.
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