2019 Solar Eclipse Chile
The northern and southern path limits are blue and the central line is red.
2019 solar eclipse chile. Second eclipse this season. Starting from santiago we will travel north to copiapo. The moon was only 2 4 days before perigee perigee on july. We will travel to la serena before our return trip to santiago.
This is the first eclipse this season. And in chile the 2019 solar eclipse path of totality happens to cross the elqui valley 465 miles north of the capital city santiago. A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse. The eclipse is longest on the central line red.
On the eclipse day we will be at our specially selected site located right below the la silla observatory. Photos from the 2019 solar eclipse in chile and argentina photographers and astronomers were strung out across the atacama desert waiting for the sun to spread its coronal wings on their examining. Solar eclipse 2019 in chile. A total solar eclipse occurred at the ascending node of the moon s orbit on july 2 2019 with an eclipse magnitude of 1 0459.
You must be somewhere within the central path between the blue lines to see the total phase of the eclipse. It s a prime spot to experience totality during the solar eclipse. A couple hours outside of santiago chile s elqui valley is renowned for its pisco production and its top tier stargazing. The baily s beads effect is seen as sunlight shines unevenly through the peaks and valleys along the moon s edge during the total solar eclipse viewed from el molle chile on july 2 2019.
All eclipses 1900 2199. This interactive google map shows the path of the total solar eclipse of 2019 jul 02. Chile total solar eclipse discovery tour is a 7 day 6 night tour of chile. July 16 17 2019 partial.
Home to local chilean pisco quaint villages and several of. A total solar eclipse will be passing over the araucanÃa region of chile on december 14 2020 known to be the cradle of the mapuche culture where the observation of the stars and their influence on daily life gave birth to a rich cosmogony this is a perfect place for an eclipse to happen.