A solar eclipse is observed at Coquimbo, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)
On Tuesday, people in parts of Chile and Argentina caught a fleeting glimpse of a total solar eclipse, an event that occurs when the moon completely blocks the sun and casts a shadow on Earth.
Some regions in South America saw a partial solar eclipse, including other areas in Chile and Argentina, as well as Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
This is the first total solar eclipse since 2017, when the "Great American Eclipse" plunged parts of the United States into darkness. The next one won't take place until December 2020.
Some lucky South Americans got to experience the eclipse firsthand, but for the rest of the world, plenty of photos have surfaced that show the total and partial eclipse. Here are the most awe-inspiring ones. (AP)
A sliver of the sun is seen just before totality during the total solar eclipse from El Molle, Chile July 2, 2019. - (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
A youth dressed as a shaman arrives to take part in a photo session before Tuesday's total solar eclipse, in La Higuera, Chile, July 1, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
Martin Cohen of Boca Raton, US, watches the total solar eclipse with binoculars with protective solar filters, from El Molle, Chile, July 2, 2019. 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. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
A partially eclipsed sun sets behind a mountain ridge as seen from El Molle, Chile, on July 2, 2019 after the total solar eclipse. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
A person gestures while observing a solar eclipse at Incahuasi, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Juan Jose Gonzalez Galaz/Reuters)
The total solar eclipse as seen from El Molle, Chile, on July 2, 2019. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
The moon blocks the sun during a total solar eclipse, seen from Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Marcos Brindicci/AP)
A man wears special glasses to watch a total solar eclipse in Chascomus, Argentina, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Gustavo Garello/AP)
People react while observing a solar eclipse at Incahuasi, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Juan Jose Gonzalez Galaz/Reuters)
The moon passes in front of the setting sun during a total solar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Marcos Brindicci/AP)
People watch the total solar eclipse from El Molle, Chile, on July 2, 2019. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
The moon blocks the sun during a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
People view a total solar eclipse from La Higuera, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
A girl tests special binoculars to view tomorrow's total solar eclipse near Central Park in La Higuera, Chile, July 1, 2019. Tourists and scientists will gather in northern Chile, one of the best places in the world to watch the next the eclipse that will plunge parts of South America into darkness. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
The moon blocks the sun during a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
People watch a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
The moon passes in front of the sun during a solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Esteban Felix/AP)
People stand in line for their chance to view the solar eclipse through a telescope in an astronomical complex at the University Mayor de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia, July 2, 2019. (Photo: Juan Karita/AP)
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