It was a spectacular sight, however one noticeable to only a couple of. The path of totality for the solar eclipse, a thin strip in which the moons shadow touches the Earths surface, stretched across a remote part of Antarctica where reasonably few human observers might see. (A partial eclipse was visible to parts of Saint Helena, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, Crozet Islands, Falkland Islands, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia.Full Story: The only total solar eclipse of 2021 produces stunning sight over AntarcticaStill, intrepid researchers ventured out into the severe Antarctica surface to observe the solar eclipse (and broadcast it live).
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