
Yesterday, December 14th, we experienced a rare and very special astronomical event in southern Chile and Argentina: a total eclipse of the sun, with the moon passing between the sun and our planet, completely blocking the sun’s vital warmth and light and in some places turning day into absolute darkness for about 2 minutes. Other places did not experience “totality” but they did view a wonderful spectacle in the sky. Here in Puerto Varas, for example, the moon eclipsed 93% of the sun, while in Santiago it was about 80%.
Here are some magical postcards of this event captured by photographers throughout the region.
Álvaro Moya - Piedra del Águila, Neuquén, Argentina
Cristián Larrere - Ancud, Isla de Chiloe, Chile
Eduardo Hernández - Cerro Sombrero, comuna de Primavera, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Guido Piotrkowski - Piedra del Águila, Neuquén, Argentina
Marcelo Dufflocq - Puerto Varas, Chile
Marcelo Salazar - Puerto Varas, Chile
Fernando Gudenschwager - Parque Nacional Villarrica, Chile