Another total solar eclipse this year

Weather of Arabia - Yesterday, Monday was the year’s reward for astronomers and star-watchers. Total Solar Eclipse swept South America, in parts of Chile and Argentina, and in southern parts of South America, Southwest Africa and Antarctica, it witnessed Those areas are a partial solar eclipse.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth, allowing it to cast its shadow on the surface of the earth, as if to extinguish the light of the day, and those in the inner part of the shade see a total solar eclipse, while people inside the outer part of the moon's shadow see the sun partially blocked By the moon.

Amid the conditions and restrictions imposed to contain the Corona virus, the scene was not easily available, as it was expected that thousands of visitors from around the world would flock to Chile, but the numbers were less than expected, while Argentina's borders are still closed to foreign travelers with the high number of cases. Coronavirus, although the scenery was better in Argentina, clouds and rain limited the clarity of the scene in Chile.

Yesterday, however, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) broadcast the eclipse live online on NASA TV, as it began broadcasting around 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( ET ), and the moon obscured the sun's disk for just over two minutes, in a path of It is about 60 miles wide, and because the path is relatively narrow, the sky was not completely dark during the eclipse.

The next total solar eclipse will occur over Antarctica on December 4, 2021 AD, so those who wish to view the event should book a trip there.