The first solar eclipse
of 2017 will reach its maximum in southern Argentina and Chile
This Sunday, February
26, the Moon will be placed between the Sun and Earth and will hinder its
light. It is what is known as eclipse but, as always happens, that concealment
will depend on the perspective.
On this occasion, the
solar eclipse will be observable in its maximum splendor in southern Angola,
northern Zambia and southern Argentina and Chile. In these last two countries,
the largest location in which the complete eclipse will be seen is Puerto Aysén
(Chile). The sealing of the solar disk will be 66% in Buenos Aires, 68% in
Montevideo and 41% in Sao Paulo.
The solar eclipse will
be visible, approximately, between the 9:20 am, Argentine local time, and
12:30. After crossing the Atlantic, the eclipse will be visible in Angola and
Zambia between 12:30 and 14:30.
The eclipse of February
26 will not be complete. The Moon will not completely cover the Sun, but a ring
of the solar disk will remain visible, as the satellite is located at a point
in its orbit farthest from Earth. It will be an annular solar eclipse .
This solar eclipse in
the southern hemisphere will be the precedent for another long awaited
astronomical event, the total eclipse that will be seen in North America on
August 21 of this year.
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