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The European Space Agency shared this multiple exposure view of the totality of a 2019 solar eclipse as seen by its CESAR team at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.
ESA / CESAR
The only total solar eclipse of 2020 is coming soon, on Monday, December 14. The remarkable celestial event will occur when the moon blocks the sun, erasing the disk of fire and creating a temporary darkness along its path of totality.
The eclipse will span the southern tip of South America, and people in certain regions of Chile and Argentina will be able to witness the full eclipse in person if the weather is clear. Well-located ships or boats in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans may also have the opportunity to view the total eclipse.
People within a band outside the narrow path of totality should be able to capture a partial eclipse, which looks like a bite of the sun. See NASA map for viewing area limits.
The coronavirus pandemic threatened to put a stop to live broadcasts of the eclipse, but NASA will offer a program in Spanish on NASA television. The views will come from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile through telescopes at the Teaching Observatory. The one-hour Spanish show begins at 7:30 a.m. PT with the total eclipse scheduled for 8:02 a.m.
Time and Date will also offer a live broadcast from Villarrica volcano in Chile starting at 6:30 am PT.
If you are one of the lucky few who can see the eclipse on the ground, be sure to observe the usual precautions. Never look directly at the sun. Wear glasses suitable for solar eclipse, or make a pinhole projector.
To get excited about this event, be sure to look back at The rare “ring of fire” eclipse of 2020 from June.
Learn more about display safety, delve into how eclipses work, and brush up on your vocabulary at our guide to observing solar and lunar eclipses.
