"Next time, in 2081, I probably would not of this world so I took the opportunity!"
For the ninth time since the beginning of XXI century, the solar eclipse was total, but only for very remote areas of the planet: the Faroe Islands and Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago lost in the Arctic. Thousands of eclipse hunters had given them an appointment.
A few hundred privileged were also able to admire this total eclipse from the seat of their aircraft. A specially chartered aircraft took off from Murmansk in Russia to observe for about two and a half minutes that black sun.
A chance, while in Europe the clouds often spoiled the party, as in Britain, Belgium and France. Many people who were equipped with special glasses and gathered together to see this show, fascinating.
However, in Berlin, Germany, the sky was clear and lovers of eclipse, happy:
"It's probably the only time I can see that my eyes the next time in 2081, I probably would not of this world so I took the opportunity!"
Blessed also those who in Egypt, were able to admire the partial eclipse on exceptional sites like the pyramids of Giza. Here, no clouds on the horizon, just the blue sky and the show ...
"The sun was a god in ancient Egypt and has a lot of place in the country where one can see an alignment of the temples with the sunrise or sunset," said Alaa Ibrahim, Professor of Astrophysics Cairo .
By pure chance, this eclipse coincided this year with the spring equinox (when the sun returns to the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere), and with the "Super Moon" (when the Moon is both full and closest to the Earth).
In all cases, the best position to capture this phenomenon were probably the satellites of ESA, the European Space Agency.
