[/caption]Anyone spending time in southern Pacific areas such as the French Polynesian islands, the Cooks Islands, and Easter Island will be a in a great position to witness to first complete solar eclipse of the year. The southernmost tip of South America, including parts of Argentina and Chile, will also be able to view the last part of the eclipse.
A lot of individuals are traveling to the southern Pacific so they can be able to witness the only full solar eclipse of the year. There are even chartered flights that are making runs over the Pacific to give passengers the best possible vantage point for the solar eclipse.
There was a partial lunar eclipse earlier this year that was visible to anyone living in Australia and some parts of western North America. In all, there will be 4 partial or total lunar and solar eclipses this year.
The difference between a partial lunar eclipse and the solar eclipse that will be happening tonight is the fact that for a partial lunar eclipse the Earth has to pass between the Moon and the Sun, which causes parts of the moon to black out for the duration of the eclipse. For an eclipse to qualify as a solar eclipse, the moon has to pass between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the view of the Sun at certain places on the Earth, since the moon will appear to be larger than the sun.
The Eclipse will last for a little more than 5 minutes over the south Pacific and will occur around 3:30 (EST). There will be another eclipse on December 21st of this year; this will be a total lunar eclipse and will be able to be seen over parts of North and South America.
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