Millions of onlookers witnessed a complete 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 fully obscures the sun, experienced a partial eclipse. Here are the key moments from Wednesday’s solar event.
Individuals viewed the eclipse from the seaport of Tarragona in Spain’s Catalonia area. The moon started to block the sun during the solar eclipse in Berlin, with a skywatcher peering through eclipse glasses at Halde Hoheward park in Herten, western Germany.
A live video feed of the solar eclipse was showcased on a stadium screen before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria. Additionally, a woman observed the sun through a welder’s mask at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw.
The moon obscured the sun during the solar eclipse, as observed from A Coruña, Spain, while a beachgoer wore specialized eclipse glasses at Puerto de Sagunto beach close to Valencia, Spain. People congregated to witness the solar eclipse under cloudy skies in Reykjavík, Iceland.
An aircraft flew past during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland, with the moon completely covering the sun during the total solar eclipse as seen from Arija, Spain. The total solar eclipse was visible at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.