The path of the total solar eclipse stretched across Mexico, the Southeast U.S., Iberia and North Africa. In order to share the footage, film conservators had to go through the clip frame by frame to assemble it with the correct timing. These scenes of a total solar eclipse — one of the most spectacular sights in astronomy — are a captivating glimpse of Victorian science in action." "This is a story about magic; magic and art and science and film and the blurred lines between them." The next total solar eclipse will pass over a swath of the Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina on July 2.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 30, 2019 20:03 UTC