Solar eclipse plunges Chile into darkness

A solar eclipse is observed at Coquimbo, Chile, July 2, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.

SANTIAGO, Jul 3, 2019, China Daily. Hundreds of thousands of tourists scattered across the north Chilean desert on Tuesday to experience a rare, and irresistible combination for astronomy buffs: a total eclipse of the sun viewed from beneath the world’s clearest skies, reported the China Daily.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, plunging the planet into darkness. It happens only rarely in any given spot across the globe.

The best views this time were from Chile’s sprawling Atacama desert north of the coastal city of La Serena, where a lack of humidity and city lights combine to create the world’s clearest skies.

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