Millions of viewers witnessed a complete solar eclipse on Wednesday, primarily in regions of the Arctic, Greenland, Spain, and Portugal. In other places, observers not within the path of total darkness experienced a partial eclipse. Here are the notable moments from Wednesday’s solar event.
In Spain’s Catalonia region, individuals observed the eclipse from the sea port of Tarragona. The moon started to obscure the sun during the solar eclipse in Berlin. In western Germany’s Halde Hoheward park in Herten, a skywatcher peered through eclipse glasses. Before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria, a live feed of the solar eclipse was broadcasted on a stadium screen. In Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre, a woman gazed at the sun through a welder’s mask. The moon covering the sun was visible from A Coruña, Spain. At Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, a beachgoer wore special eclipse glasses during the initial eclipse stages. In Reykjavik, Iceland, spectators congregated to watch the solar eclipse as clouds filled the sky. An airplane flew by during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland. The total solar eclipse was observed from Arija, Spain, and at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.