This Is How People Celebrate A Solar Eclipse Around The World
Nothing brings the world together quite like a celestial event.
Vienna
A partial solar eclipse above a statue on the roof of the Austrian Art History Museum in Vienna on March 20, 2015.
Haute-Savoie, France
A woman observes a partial solar eclipse from Midi peak in the southwestern Pyrenees on March 20, 2015 .
Easter Island
Tourists watch a solar eclipse from Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers off the Chilean coast, on July 11, 2010.
Newtown Linford, England
A girl uses a welding mask to view a partial solar eclipse from Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford on March 20, 2015.
Longyearbyen, Norway
A total solar eclipse over Longyearbyen on March 20, 2015.
Tianjin, China
A solar eclipse over Tianjin on Jan. 15, 2010.
Niamey, Niger
A man watches a total solar eclipse from the village of Niamey on March 29, 2006.
Pristina, Kosovo
A young boy uses protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse over Pristina on March 20, 2015.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian schoolchildren wearing glasses with special filters watch a partial solar eclipse from the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur on March 9, 2016.
Galyatető, Hungary
A man watches a partial solar eclipse through a filter in Galyateto, 62 miles east of Budapest, on Jan. 4, 2011.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesians use special sunglasses to observe a solar eclipse over Jakarta on March 9, 2016.
London
Local schoolchildren wear protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse from Greenwich Park on March 20, 2015.
Kassel, Germany
A boy tapes a special filter over his eye to watch a partial solar eclipse over Kassel on March 20, 2015.
Newton Stewart, Scotland
Members of the Galloway Forest Astronomical Society prepare their equipment on March 19, 2015, ahead of the next day's solar eclipse.
Lake Turkana, Kenya
Turkana men dance and sing during a solar eclipse over the remote Sibiloi National Park on the shore of Lake Turkana on Nov. 3, 2013.
Isfahan, Iran
A woman views a total solar eclipse through filtered glasses in Isfahan on Aug. 9, 1999.
Estancia El Muster, Argentina
People prepare to watch a solar eclipse over the Estancia El Muster near Sarmiento, Argentina, on Feb. 26, 2017.
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Two women observe a solar eclipse over Thiruvananthapuram on Jan. 15, 2010.
Lyndhurst, Australia
Tourists watch a solar eclipse over the Australian Outback town of Lyndhurst on Dec. 4, 2002.
Berlin
People near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin use special glasses to look at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015.
Amman, Jordan
A Jordanian man uses an X-ray film to observe a partial solar eclipse from the Amman Citadel on Jan. 4, 2011.
Seoul
People watch a total solar eclipse from Yonsei University in Seoul on July 22, 2009.
Nebraska City, Nebraska
A couple poses for an engagement photo shoot near Nebraska City, Nebraska, during a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 23, 2014.
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