A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, and the moon casts its shadow on the earth. During the few minutes of totality the entire disk of the sun is blocked and its delicate corona can be seen.
These panoramic images show the entire horizon during a total solar eclipse. Just before the start of totality the moon’s shadow approaches from the northwest (left side). During mid-totality the sky is dark and sunset colors sweep the horizon. Finally the shadow races away toward the southeast as totality comes to an end. The entire sequence lasts about ten minutes.
Total solar eclipse of July 11, 1991
La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
360° images from Seitz Roundshot 35S panoramic camera, 35mm lens, on Kodachrome 200
Eclipse path on Google Maps