Our Complete Guide to the July 2019 Total Solar Eclipse

By David Dickinson - June 27, 2019 10:05 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy
You couldn't order up a geekier celestial scene from the cosmos. Next Tuesday on July 2nd, the second of three seasons begins for 2019, with the only total solar eclipse of the year spanning the southern tip of South America, including the nations of Chile and Argentina. As an extra-special part of the spectacle, however, the path of totality for the eclipse passes right over the La Silla observatory complex in the Atacama Desert.
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