What is Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020?
[[File:SE2020Dec14T.gif|200px|thumb|right|An animation of how the eclipse looked like]] A total [[solar eclipse]] occurred on Monday, December 14, 2020. A solar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] passes between [[Earth]] and the [[Sun]], which will cover the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon's [[apparent diameter]] is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality happens in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The Moon’s apparent diameter was larger because the eclipse occurred only 1.8 days after perigee, the point at which the Moon is closest to the Earth (on December 12, 2020). It was visible from [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. There was also a partial solar eclipse in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]] and [[Uruguay]]. ==Other websites== * [http://www.solar-eclipse.de/en/eclipse/detail/2020-12-14/ solar-eclipse.de: ''The total solar eclipse of 12/14/2020''] [[Category:December 2020 events]] [[Category:Solar eclipses]] {{sci-stub}}