The annular solar eclipse of February 26 2017 will be visible across southern South America and south-western Africa. The annular phase runs from 13:15:15 UT, when the eclipse begins in the south Pacific, to the end of the eclipse in Africa at 16:31:34 UT. The maximum eclipse is at 14:53:21 UT, when the annular phase will last 44 seconds.
The partial eclipse will be visible over southern South America and south-west Africa between 12:10:45 UT and 17:35:58 UT.
This is going to be a narrow and short-lived annular eclipse, and as with any annular eclipse, this eclipse is never safe to view with the naked eye.
More information on this eclipse may be found at Fred Espenak's site. You can plot the eclipse for yourself using the table of mapping co-ordinates.
The following maps show the path of the annular eclipse. Please note that these maps are approximate. Check with reliable sources before making travel plans.
This map shows the path of the annular eclipse:
The eclipse crosses Chile and Argentina between 13:34 and 13:44 UT. The path width is shrinking from 58 to 50 km as the eclipse builds, and the duration of the annular phase is just over 1 minute.
The eclipse reaches Africa in Angola at 16:26 UT; it is reaching the end of the annular eclipse, with a duration of 1 minute 9 seconds, and a path width of 73 km. The eclipse ends in the democratic republic of Congo at 16:30.
If you're going to see the annular eclipse,
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