A solar eclipse is observed at Coquimbo, Chile. Photo: ReutersA pair from Otago Museum have captured the magic of a total solar eclipse from a boat moored off the Pitcairn Islands. Mr Fleury also shared a video on Twitter which showed the boat and its surrounds in almost total darkness. He said the eclipse was to begin at 5.06am (Dunedin time) when the dark lunar disc first takes a bite out of the sun. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, plunging the planet into darkness.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2019 00:11 UTC