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Judi Lynn

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2. We Just Had The Only Total Solar Eclipse of 2020, And The Photos Are Amazing

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 07:18 AM

Dec 2020

ALBERTO PEÑA, AFP 14 DECEMBER 2020

Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes on Monday as southern Chile and Argentina were plunged into darkness.

Heavy rain had threatened to prevent star gazers in Chile from seeing the eclipse but at the last moment the clouds parted just enough for the phenomenon to be partially visible.

"It was beautiful, unique. The truth is that no-one held much hope of seeing it due to the weather and clouds, but it was unique because it cleared up just in time. It was a miracle," an emotional Matias Tordecilla, 18, told AFP in the town of Pucon on the shores of Lake Villarrica.

"It's something that you don't just see with your eyes but also feel with your heart," added Tordecilla, who traveled 10 hours with his family to see the eclipse.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-total-solar-eclipse-just-happened-in-chile-and-argentina-and-the-photos-are-amazing

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Year's only total solar eclipse sweeps across Chile, Argentina today [View all] sandensea Dec 2020 OP

Wonderful video! Tremendous views of an unbelievable event with so many witnesses, with masks. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #1

Nice finds as always, Judi sandensea Dec 2020 #3

Isn't it strange righties seem to get mired in things like that? Reminds one of the Reagans. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #4

We Just Had The Only Total Solar Eclipse of 2020, And The Photos Are Amazing Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #2