Latest Solar Eclipse Witnessed In Chile And Argentina; When And Where To Experience The Next Total Eclipse
The Sunday's solar eclipse over South America and Africa has given an option for people to watch either partial to full eclipse in most of the regions. Especially in Chile and Argentina, it was seen as a complete ring of fire. Interestingly, the ratio of Moon's diameter to Sun was 0.9922, hence it has given a perfect narrow ring when the complete solar eclipse was visible in the region.
It is reported that people along the Southern Argentina observed a thin solar ring for 54 seconds, as it had a path of 54 kilometers wide. Even people in the west of Chile's Andean foothills and Coyhaique got very clear sky to watch the eclipse and could observe the ring of fire as the moon exactly passed over the Sun. However, the duration of the solar eclipse was different across the region and some were lucky to watch it more than a minute. In Africa, the centerline of Angola and southern part of Congo also experienced a complete eclipse, though the weather conditions did not help many people to watch the eclipse.
Fantastic event in southern Chile today, where we live-streamed the #solareclipse #eclipseaysen to the world, with our friends at @VTRChile pic.twitter.com/WwYyTM931j
— Liberty Global (@libertyglobal) February 26, 2017
Also, other southern parts of South America and southwestern parts of Africa experienced a partial solar eclipse with higher or lower intensity depending on the region. The people who watched the solar eclipse in the centerline in Chile experienced a drop in temperature during the eclipse.
It is already reported that 2017 is a year of eclipses with another great eclipse in on the way for North Americans in August. The August eclipse could be another full eclipse for people across the continental United States. It could be the first total eclipse for the Americans after 1979. The complete solar eclipse is a visual treat and hence people travel across continents and countries to watch it. However, the partial eclipse is not as impressive as complete solar eclipse and hence there is no rush by people to watch it.
