Live webcasting for Total Solar Eclipse 2019 at La Silla
On 2 July 2019 the European Southern Observatory (ESO) provided a 4-hour live webcast of the 2019 La Silla Total Solar Eclipse. This was a unique opportunity to be part of the only total solar eclipse visible from an ESO Observatory for the next 212 years.
The webcast was a “raw” feed without commentary switching between sources regularly, featuring views from three small telescopes and two camera views of spectators at the Observatory. The webcast finishes with a beautiful view of the Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean. A nice way to end a spectacular day at La Silla.
Production: Francois Glasser (APICAL)
Engineering: Lionel Gauze (APICAL) & Francois Glasser (APICAL)
Cinematography: Francois Glasser (APICAL) & Alexandre Santerne (Aix-Marseille University/LAM)
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
The Eclipse Schedule
Event |
Local Time Chile CLT |
Time UT |
Time CEST |
Start of webcast |
13:56:00 |
17:56:00 |
19:56:00 |
Start of partial eclipse (C1) |
15:23:51 |
19:23:51 |
21:23:51 |
Start of total eclipse (C2) |
16:39:24 |
20:39:24 |
22:39:24 |
Maximum eclipse |
16:40:20 |
20:40:20 |
22:40:20 |
End of total eclipse (C3) |
16:41:15 |
20:41:15 |
22:41:15 |
End of partial eclipse (C4) |
17:47:16 |
21:47:16 |
23:47:16 |
Sunset |
17:54:00 |
21:54:00 |
23:54:00 |
End of webcast |
18:12:00 |
22:12:00 |
00:12:00 |
Duration, totality |
01:51.7 |