Science

Ptah

(33,019 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2019, 06:11 PM Jul 2019

When Day Turned to Night: Total Solar Eclipse passes over Cerro Tololo Observatory

On 2 July 2019, a total solar eclipse passed over Chile and Argentina. Through a stroke of astronomical luck, the path of totality crossed directly over the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) located in the foothills of the Andes, 7,241 feet (2200 meters) above sea level in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile.

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

When Day Turned to Night: Total Solar Eclipse passes over Cerro Tololo Observatory (Original Post) Ptah Jul 2019 OP

I love how you can see the shadow on the horizon. hunter Jul 2019 #1

Nice footage. yewberry Jul 2019 #2

hunter

(38,301 posts)

1. I love how you can see the shadow on the horizon.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:46 PM

Jul 2019

My wife and I traveled to Oregon to see the 2017 eclipse.

It was one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced.

yewberry

(6,530 posts)

2. Nice footage.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 03:03 PM

Jul 2019

I also went to Oregon for the 2017 eclipse. It was astonishing. During totality, there's just this strange feeling of limbo and connectedness at the same time.

Absolutely inspiring, and I hope to see it again.

Reply to this discussion