Showing posts with label Andes Sunset Eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andes Sunset Eclipse. Show all posts

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Andes Sunset Eclipse


On July 11, after a long trek eastward across the southern Pacific Ocean, the Moon's shadow reached landfall in South America. In a total solar eclipse close to sunset, silhouetted Moon and Sun hugged the western horizon, seen here above the Andes mountains near the continent's southern tip. To enjoy a good vantage point, the photographer hiked to a windy spot about 400 meters above a lake