{"id":63991,"date":"2024-10-03T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13480f34-8422-4dfb-8cf0-7a4ee7101165"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:39:42","slug":"in-pictures-south-america-wowed-by-annular-solar-eclipse-over-easter-island-chile-argentina","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/in-pictures-south-america-wowed-by-annular-solar-eclipse-over-easter-island-chile-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: South America wowed by annular solar eclipse over Easter Island, Chile, Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 03 October 2024 at 13:11 PM<\/p>

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On October 2, 2024, an annular solar eclipse was visible over South America: specifically Easter Island, Chile and Argentina.<\/p>

All of South America and much of Antarctica was able to see a partial solar eclipse<\/a> on this date, with the full annular eclipse visible only in specific regions.<\/p>

The moon’s shadow on Earth can only ever be a few hundred miles wide, but just occasionally, it passes over the same spots on Earth with surprising regularity.<\/p>

That’s certainly the case for Easter Island, a remote island of just 63 square miles (163 square kilometres) stuffed with ancient and mysterious monuments.<\/p>

Cloudy view of the annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on October 2, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Easter Island saw a total solar eclipse on July 11, 2010.<\/p>

Just over 14 years later, it experienced another dramatic solar eclipse, this time an annular solar eclipse<\/a> or ‘ring of fire.’ It was its last for 300 years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Witnessing a ‘ring of fire’ hanging above the Easter Island’s moai was arguably the main attraction of this eclipse, but it was also visible from across the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile and southern Argentina.<\/p>

Below are some of the best images of the October 2, 2024 annular solar eclipse we’ve seen so far.<\/p>

If you witnessed or photographed the eclipse, please send us you images and memories by emailing contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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Annular solar eclipse of October 2024 captured from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Matias Baglietto\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Annular solar eclipse of October 2024 captured from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Matias Baglietto\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Annular solar eclipse of October 2024 captured from Coyhaique, Chile. Photo by Lucas Aguayo Araos\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Annular solar eclipse of October 2024 captured from Coyhaique, Chile. Photo by Lucas Aguayo Araos\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Annular solar eclipse of October 2024 captured from Coyhaique, Chile. Photo by Lucas Aguayo Araos\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Combination of images shows different stages of the annular solar eclipse of October 2 2024, captured from Isla de Pascua in the Pacific Ocean, Chile. Photo by JONATHAN MARTINS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Partial view of the annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on October 2, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on October 2, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Cloudy view of the annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on October 2, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Partial annular solar eclipse in Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on October 2, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>