Millions of onlookers witnessed a total 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 the key moments captured during Wednesday’s solar eclipse.
People watched the eclipse unfold from the sea port of Tarragona in Spain’s Catalonia area.
The moon started to obscure the sun during the solar eclipse in Berlin.
A skywatcher used eclipse glasses to view the solar eclipse at the Halde Hoheward park in Herten, western Germany.
A live video feed of the solar eclipse was displayed on a stadium screen before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria.
A woman observed the sun through a welder’s mask at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw during the solar eclipse.
The moon blocking the sun’s light during the solar eclipse as seen from A Coruña, Spain.
A beach visitor sported special eclipse glasses at the initial phase of the solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain.
Spectators gathered to witness the solar eclipse in Reykjavik, Iceland, as clouds covered the sky.
An airplane flew across the sky during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland.
The total solar eclipse was visible at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.
