(USA Today) – If you’ve still got leftover solar eclipse fever from 2017, don’t fret: There’s another one coming next week. But there’s a catch – you’ll have to hop on a plane to see it. On July 2, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in portions of South America, weather permitting. The path of the eclipse, which moves from west to east, “starts in the South Pacific near Pitcairn Island and ends over land, having touched just two countries: Chile and Argentina,” according to Astronomy magazine.
Specifically, the sun will disappear along a narrow track that stretches from Chile’s coast to just south of Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital and largest city. “Totality will first make landfall in South America on the coast of Chile near the city of La Serena at 4:39 p.m. on July 2,” Space.com said. La Serena, population 200,000, is about 250 miles north of Santiago, Chile’s capital and largest city. Santiago residents will have to drive over 5 hours north to see the spectacle, Astronomy magazine said. READ MORE
