A striking phenomenon occurred today above the sky of Athens, as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun, turning day into night. The solar eclipse that was visible throughout all of Europe, Africa and parts of Asia started at 10:40 a.m., it reached its maximum phase at 11:44 a.m. and ended at 12:50 p.m. (local time).
In Greece, the sun only partially covered by the moon (40%). Specifically in Athens 31.4% of the sun was covered, in Florina, northern Greece 40.7%, while in Heraklion, Crete the eclipse reached 23.6%.
The Eugenides Foundation had installed telescopes for amateur astronomers outside the entrance of the New Digital Planetarium, in Athens, so that people could watch the phenomenon safely.
Meanwhile, the National Observatory of Athens broadcasted the partial solar eclipse live from its premises on Mount Penteli. The video feed came from a special filter telescoped that was installed on the premises.
The eclipse was viewed as total in only the North Atlantic Ocean between Norway and Iceland. Approximately 50,000 inhabitants who live on the isolated Faroe islands and 3,000 Norwegians from Svalbard islands, were lucky enough to witness a total solar eclipse. The partial phase of the eclipse was visible across Europe, North and East Asia, North and West Africa.
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