Best views were in the Atacama desert, where a total eclipse has not occurred since 1592 • Thousands watch total solar eclipse from Chile and Argentina – in pictures

La Higuera (Chile) (AFP) - A rare total solar eclipse plunged a vast swath of Latin America's southern cone into darkness Tuesday, briefly turning day into night and enthralling huge crowds in much of Chile and Argentina.

La Higuera (Chile) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina.

South America and the South Pacific is bracing for a dramatic totality tomorrow, while the New Moon’s favorable positioning will also cause a partial lunar eclipse visible in some parts of the world in a couple of weeks.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of tourists scattered across the north Chilean desert on Tuesday to experience a rare, and irresistible combination for astronomy buffs: a total eclipse of the sun viewed from beneath the world's clearest skies.

Tomorrow a dramatic total solar eclipse will be visible from the South Pacific, central Chile and western Argentina around an hour before sunset. Here's how to live stream it.