Photos: Solar eclipse darkens skies over Chile and Argentina

Tuesday was a great day for sky watchers in Chile and Argentina.

At around 2 p.m. EDT, a solar eclipse moved across the Pacific Ocean, creating a total solar eclipse that captured the world’s attention.

The eclipse was only visible across southern portions of the Pacific Ocean and South America, but the whole world was able to watch the moon block out the sun online.

Totality only lasted for about two minutes — more than enough time for satellites and enthusiasts to capture some spectacular shots:

TOTALITY!https://t.co/KPZIuYaOCZ #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/VSrCkqnHZE
— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) July 2, 2019

#TotalEclipse! Beautiful view of totality captured from the @esa CESAR livestream https://t.co/goRI4bTL2X #solareclipse #eclipse2019 pic.twitter.com/irA6dSSTyN
— ESA Science (@esascience) July 2, 2019

Amazing 😮 photo of the #SolarEclipse 🌑☀️from The Observatory 'La Silla' of Chile 🇨🇱#SolarEclipse2019 ☀️#EclipseSolar2019 🌑 pic.twitter.com/oY8RjuK7qJ
— Unair Online (@Unair_Online) July 2, 2019

If you watch the full 51 seconds of this video, you can see the TOTAL #SolarEclipse arrive in #Chile.🌑🌞😎

Forgive our screams of excitement.😁

#SolarEclipse2019 https://t.co/OblxTP9JIX
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) July 2, 2019

South American #SolarEclipse cutting a path under Hurricane Barbara.

The Earth is breathtaking. pic.twitter.com/9HH5UXXJIr
— Erik Kostrzewa (@FOX17Erik) July 2, 2019

Here's a time lapse of the eclipse. #EclipseSolar2019 #EclipseAtLCO #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/RZ5NVAKjep
— Astrotweeps: Bryanne (@astrotweeps) July 2, 2019