Total solar eclipse
2m18s of totality · best from Arctic, Greenland
Path of totality: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain.
Outside the path, a partial eclipse: northern North America, western Africa, Europe.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Outlines: Natural Earth, US Census Bureau
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a track running from the Arctic across Greenland and Iceland into northern Spain — the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999. Everyone else across northern North America, western Africa and Europe sees a partial bite taken out of the Sun. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses or a proper solar filter — not during a partial phase, and not through a camera, binoculars, or a telescope. Only during the brief total phase, and only from inside the path of totality, is it safe to look with the naked eye.
For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.
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