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When the Moon covers the Sun, the solar corona becomes visible.
For a couple of minutes, the Moon interposed between the Sun and the Earth and offered a show for some regions of Chile and Argentina.
At around 1 in the afternoon, local time in Chile, the sky darkened and only the outermost part of the Sun was visible.
The shadow de la Luna covered a 90-kilometer strip, from the city of Puerto Saavedra in the La Araucanía region of Chile to Salina del Eje on the Atlantic coast of Argentina, according to NASA data.
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On this occasion, in addition to the protective glasses, the masks were also part of the kit to see the eclipse.
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An eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth.
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A cloudy day prevented many people in southern Chile from seeing the eclipse clearly.
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What looks like a Moon is actually the sunlight that can be seen as the Moon passes in front of it.
According to local media, despite the pandemic of COVID-19, thousands of people traveled to the south of Chile to appreciate the phenomenon.
In some regions, however, where the totality of the eclipse could be appreciated, one day rainy and cloudy prevented the show from being seen in all its glory.
The solar corona, star of the show
The corona, the outermost part of the Sun, is usually clouded by the brightness of the solar disk.
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During the eclipse, the solar corona could be seen, which forms this effect known as a diamond ring.
During an eclipse, however, the corona is clearly visible, an opportunity scientists seize to study the atmosphere of the Sun.
In this eclipse, experts had the expectation of seeing a very dynamic corona, as the Sun is starting a New cycle of great activity.
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Chile has experienced an unusual “eclipse season.”
Eclipse season
This Monday’s eclipse was the second of what has been known as an unusual “eclipse season” in the south of the continent.
On July 2, 219 some regions of Chile saw a total eclipse, and on December 4, 2021 there will be another total eclipse in the Antarctica.
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Some people used more sophisticated devices to appreciate the show.
The next visible eclipse in Latin America will be an eclipse annular solar, on October 14, 2023.
It will tour parts of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Brazil.
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The next visible total solar eclipse in Latin America will be in 2024.
The next visible total eclipse in the region will be on April 8, 2024, and can be seen in Mexico, the United States and Canada, according to NASA data.
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