The Moon, the Sun and the Earth have aligned this Saturday in a total solar eclipse, a phenomenon that has only been fully enjoyed since the Antarctica, where for a few minutes the sky has been darkened, leaving the impressive images that can be seen in the video that illustrates these lines.
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon stands between the Sun and our planet, casting a shadow on the Earth and totally or partially blocking sunlight in some areas. For an eclipse to be total, the Sun, the satellite and the Earth must be aligned, according to the NASA.
It is then that the inhabitants of the area located in the center of the shadow of the Moon when falling on the Earth see a total eclipse: the sky becomes very dark and the sun crown, or its outer atmosphere, which is otherwise usually obscured by the bright face of the star.
On this occasion, the total solar eclipse has only been seen from Antarctica, although from other parts of the world it has been possible to see a partial eclipse, specifically in some areas of Saint Helena, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Crozet Islands, Malvinas, Chile, New Zealand and Australia.
The phenomenon, which NASA has shown in streaming from Antarctica, took place this morning and the totality of the eclipse was reached at 07:44 (UTC).
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