Millions of viewers witnessed a full solar eclipse on Wednesday, primarily in regions of the Arctic, Greenland, Spain, and Portugal. In other locations, observers outside the path of totality, where the moon entirely obscures the sun’s light, experienced a partial eclipse. Here are some standout moments from Wednesday’s solar eclipse.
Individuals observed the eclipse from the Tarragona sea port in Catalonia, Spain. In Berlin, the moon started to block the sun during the solar eclipse. In Herten, western Germany, a skywatcher used eclipse glasses to view the event at the Halde Hoheward park. A video feed of the solar eclipse was displayed on a stadium screen before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match in Salzburg, Austria. In Warsaw, a woman observed the eclipse through a welder’s mask at the Copernicus Science Centre.
Viewers in A Coruña, Spain, witnessed the moon partially covering the sun during the solar eclipse. At Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, a beachgoer wore special eclipse glasses during the initial eclipse phase. In Reykjavík, Iceland, people gathered to watch the solar eclipse under cloudy skies. An aircraft flew past during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland. The total solar eclipse was captured at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.
