How does a solar eclipse occur? An eclipse is the concealment of one star by another; In this case, it is our Moon that hides or covers the image of the Sun. The most spectacular is the total solar eclipse , in which the day temporarily turns into night due to the passage of the Moon between the Sun and the Earth. Eclipses are cyclical phenomena, so they have a periodicity, hence the same number of eclipses do not always take place each year.
The first solar eclipse of the year took place on February 26, 2017 . The annular eclipse of the Sun was visible in some parts of the world. Unfortunately, Spain was not one of them and we had to settle for watching the eclipse online. Yes, it was visible in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay or Chile will be the privileged areas. In the African fringe of Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa or Nigeria, too. On Easter Island, due to the low altitude of the Sun, the eclipse was practically imperceptible.
The eclipse was annular, almost total, so it is not recommended under any circumstances to observe it without a filter. The high point was before noon.
The second solar eclipse of 2017 was on August 21. We were lucky that it was a total solar eclipse, although it was only visible from the United States.
In 2018 we will have more luck because instead of two eclipses of the sun we will have three.
The next total solar eclipse that we will see from the peninsula will be in 2026.
