Europeans set their eyes on the sky on Wednesday to witness the only total solar eclipse of the year.
The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, began at 11:34 a.m. ET, with totality lasting up to about 2 minutes and 18 seconds. The lucky few corners of the world with the potential to see the full eclipse were Iceland, Greenland, Spain, the Arctic, and portions of Portugal and Siberia.
In North America, Canada and the northern parts of the US caught a glimpse of a partial eclipse, a far cry from 2024’s eclipse, which swept across the nation and was forecast to drive an extra $1.6 billion to the nation’s economy.
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