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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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A woman watches the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
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A man takes pictures of the total solar eclipse in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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The total solar eclipse as seen from from Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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The total solar eclipse as seen from Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020.MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
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AFP PhotoDOCUMENT REFERENCE000_8X48TGSLUGARGENTINA - ASTRONOMY - ECLIPSECREATION DATE12/14/2020CITY/COUNTRYPIEDRA DEL AGUILA, ARGENTINACREDITRONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFPFILE SIZE/PIXELS/DPI59.13 Mb / 5568 x 3712 / 300 dpiARGENTINA-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSEA woman watches the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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A woman watches the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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The total solar eclipse as seen from from Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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The total solar eclipse as seen from from Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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View of the total solar eclipse in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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The total solar eclipse as seen from from Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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A woman watches the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on December 14, 2020. The hopes of thousands of tourists and residents in Chile's south saw their hopes of watching a total eclipse of the sun shrink as heavy rain fell on Monday just hours before the expected event.Martin BERNETTI / AFP
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The diamond ring effect is seen during the total solar eclipse from Piedra del Aquila, Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
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Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness

Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness

A solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes plunged southern Chile and Argentina into darkness on Monday.
The eclipse wasn't visible in Chile where heavy rained prevented thousands of star gazers from seeing the phenomenon, the unique event was viewed in Argentina.