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.
