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Total solar eclipse: path, peak and live updates
CNN • • science
Key Points:
- Sandy Jung-Wu and her family traveled to Arnarstapi, Iceland, to witness the total solar eclipse, but heavy cloud coverage made viewing difficult, though the experience remained emotionally impactful.
- Other viewers in Iceland, like Mindy Pretner in Grindavik, also faced cloudy skies and light rain, limiting visibility of the eclipse’s totality around 5:45 p.m. local time.
- Across Europe, many gathered in clear skies, such as in Cornwall, England, where people eagerly anticipated a partial solar eclipse covering about 90% of the sun.
- The article explains the different types of solar eclipses—total, annular, partial, and hybrid—and contrasts them with lunar eclipses, highlighting the rarity due to the moon’s tilted orbit relative to Earth and the sun.
- Millions of people across Europe experienced the eclipse, with many using eclipse glasses despite high prices, marking a significant celestial event not seen in Europe since 1999.
