Solar eclipse of August 29, 1867
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on August 29, 1867.A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.Totality occurred across central Argentina and the southern Atlantic ocean.
Observations 280pxJosé J. Vergara and Luis Grosch observed the eclipse from a small hill close to Santiago.
Related eclipses It is a part of solar Saros 123.
References *  NASA chart graphics**  Googlemap**  NASA Besselian elements*