homephotosDiamond Ring Thrills Skygazers as Solar Eclipse Sweeps Across Atlantic
Diamond Ring Thrills Skygazers as Solar Eclipse Sweeps Across Atlantic
All eyes were turned to the heavens early on Friday for a solar eclipse offering spectacular views from selected airplane seats, European countries with clear skies and a remote Arctic archipelago.
A person's shadow is cast while they use a pair of binoculars to watch the moon pass infront of the Earth's star marking a total eclipse, the only one this year, in Vigo, northwestern Spain on March 20, 2015.
A combo of 16 pictures taken on March 20, 2015 in Gaiberg near Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, shows a partial solar eclipse from the beginning (top, L) to the end (bottom, R).
A picture taken on March 20, 2015 shows a partial solar eclipse above a statue of Saint-Odile at the cloister of Mont Sainte-Odile, near Ottrot, eastern France.
The sun shines through a cloud covered sky as the moon passes in front of the Earth's star marking the begining of a total eclipse, the only one this year, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on March 20, 2015.