Yesterday, on November 13, several parts of the world witnessed
a total solar eclipse -- a rare phenomenon where the moon passes
between the Earth and the sun. Many people didn't get a chance
to personally witness the full effect of the eclipse this year
unless they watched it online. The 108-mile-wide and 9,000-mile-
long path of totality -- the strip of land (and sea) that
witnesses the full effect of 2012's solar eclipse -- only
occurred at the northern tip of Australia, various countries in
the South Pacific Ocean, and near Chile. CNET dug around to find
some great online images of the astronomy anomaly, and we've
gotten permission to share them. Christian Fernando Cisternas
Smith snapped this colorful picture of a partial solar eclipse
setting near a building under construction in Santiago, Chile.
November 14, 2012 1:13 PM PST Photo by: Christian Fernando
Cisternas Smith | Caption by: Christopher MacManus Conversation
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