It’s happening again. Two years after the last total solar eclipse, today’s event brought another spectacular sight, along with a rare bonus: For some observers, the eclipse coincided with sunset, creating an extraordinary view. (Sorry, North Americans, you were mostly left out.)
The total eclipse was visible only from a few places: Greenland, Iceland, the northern half of Spain and a corner of Portugal. Much of Europe and a sizable portion of northern Africa saw a partial solar eclipse around sunset, with tens of millions of people witnessing either a partial or total eclipse at sunset.
Russia had the most unusual experience. The eclipse…
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