# 2019 total solar eclipse real-time video, La Silla Observatory

A real-time video of the total solar eclipse visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019. This rare event occurs when the Moon completely covers the bright face of the Sun, turning day into night.

More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912d/

Credit: ESO/A. Santerne

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_total_solar_eclipse_real-time_video,_La_Silla_Observatory.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/113266373?play=1)