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A solar eclipse is scheduled to occur next week, and the day will briefly turn into a dark night in certain parts of the world.
The moon will move in front of the sun on December 14, causing the sky to darken for a while. The solar eclipse, which will arrive on Monday, will be visible only from South America, while the new moon will fly in the sky, since people in certain regions of Chile and Argentina will be able to see the full eclipse if the weather is clear, as reported ” Russia Today “.
Well-positioned ships or boats in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans may have a chance to see the last solar eclipse in a decade (the last decade from 2011 to 2020, the new decade begins in 2021).
The solar eclipse will begin at 1 pm local time on the west coast of Chile (4 pm GMT) and will end at 1.24 pm local time on the eastern coast of Argentina.
The astronomers claimed that the total eclipse will last two minutes when the moon approaches the sun.
Earth Sky said: “Fortunately for South America, the largest eclipse occurs on the path of a total solar eclipse over South America, not the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean … and at any point along the path of the total eclipse in Chile or Argentina, the duration of the total solar eclipse exceeds Two minutes. It is preceded and followed by a partial eclipse “.
“From anywhere in South America where the eclipse is visible, the entire eclipse lasts from start to finish for about three hours,” the site added.
And NASA explained: “This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun, and you can see the weak atmosphere of the sun, known as the corona, will extend from Saavedra in Chile to Salina del Igea in Argentina.”
He continued: “Observers in southern Chile and Argentina outside of this path will still see a partial solar eclipse, as the moon covers part of the solar disk.
The total width of the track is 56 miles (90 km) and anyone on the center line of the total track will have approximately two minutes, 10 seconds total, to follow the event, regardless of the weather. “
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon is close enough to the earth and at the same time crosses the path of the sun, causing the shadow to be cast over large parts of the earth’s surface.
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