Total solar eclipse set to darken the sun in Antarctica: How to watch

Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers – and countless penguins.“The visibility was excellent,” said Raul Cordero of the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), who was on site to witness “totality” at 0746 GMT, with the “Ring of Fire” phase lasting just over 40 seconds.Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes bet…

Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early today in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers - and countless penguins.

Total Solar Eclipse Plunges Antarctica Into Darkness

A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers -- and countless penguins. "The visibility was excellent," said Raul Cordero of the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), who was on site to witness "totality" at 0746 GMT, with the "ring of fire" phase lasting just over 40 seconds.

See it: Total solar eclipse over Antarctica

ANTARTICA --- A total solar eclipse lasting nearly 2 minutes was observed over Antarctica early Saturday morning.The eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth, blotted out the daylight for 1 minute and 54 seconds. Totality is the brief period during an eclipse when the sun or moon is totally obscured.Antarctica was best positioned to see the phenomenon, according to Space.com. The last total solar eclipse in A…

Total solar eclipse observed over Western Antarctica

A total solar eclipse darkened the skies over Western Antarctica Saturday, interrupting the continent's months-long period of constant daylight.

Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Over Antarctica

Video filmed by NASA from the Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica shows the moon entirely blocking the sun in a total solar eclipse that darkened skies over parts of the Southern Hemisphere and made visible the sun’s corona—its outer atmosphere—on Saturday. Photo: NASA TV