Millions of onlookers witnessed a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, predominantly in regions like the Arctic, Greenland, Spain, and Portugal. In other locations, observers not in the direct path of totality, where the moon fully obscures the sun’s light, experienced a partial eclipse. Here are the key moments from Wednesday’s solar eclipse.
In Spain’s Catalonia region, individuals watched the eclipse from the sea port of Tarragona. The moon began to obscure the sun during the solar eclipse in Berlin. In western Germany’s Halde Hoheward park in Herten, a skywatcher viewed the phenomenon through eclipse glasses. Prior to the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria, a video feed of the solar eclipse was displayed on a stadium screen. In Warsaw, a woman observed the sun through a welder’s mask at the Copernicus Science Centre.
The moon covering the sun during the solar eclipse was captured from A Coruña, Spain. At Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, a beachgoer wore special eclipse glasses during the initial phase of the solar event. In Reykjavík, Iceland, people gathered to witness the solar eclipse despite cloudy skies. An aircraft flew past during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland. In Arija, Spain, the moon entirely obscured the sun during the total solar eclipse. The total solar eclipse was visible at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.