Jay Pasachoff and Williams College Astronomy team on Easter Island

Solar Eclipse 2010: Finished

Solar Eclipse 2010: Under 10 minutes remaining

Solar Eclipse 2010: 30 minutes until the solar eclipse finishes

Solar Eclipse 2010: Moon moving off the sun (Easter Island)

Solar Eclipse 2010: Just the human eye view (Easter Island)

Solar Eclipse July 11, 2010: Totality

Solar Eclipse 2010: 4 minutes until totality

Solar Eclipse 2010: 29 minutes until totality

Solar Eclipse 2010: (Easter Island) 41 min to totality

Solar Eclipse 2010: Jay Pasachoff of Williams College viewing the solar eclipse

Jay Pasachoff and the Williams College Astronomy team go to Easter Island for the Total Solar Eclipse on July 11, 2010. Thanks to Jon on Twitter for sharing these wonderful photos of the occasion.

On the Williams College Astronomy website, there is valuable information about eclipses and upcoming events.

Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues called Moai. Annexed in 1888, Easter Island is a territory of Chile. Earthquakes are a common problem in Chile.

Earthquake Jolts Chile –  Sunday, July 12, 2010
Source: Xinhua : An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted north of Chile on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, which occurred at 20:11 local time (00:11 GMT Monday), was centered 273 km northeast of Antofagasta, and at the depth of 99 km, the USGS said.