... On August 11, many throughout Europe and Asia had the chance to enjoy similar views of the last totalsolareclipse of the millennium as the moon's shadow raced across densely populated regions of the globe. ...
... Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a totalsolareclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon . ...
... This type of solar corona is a visual effect due to water in Earth's atmosphere and is altogether different from the solar corona that exists continually around the Sun -- and stands out during a totalsolareclipse . ...
... That event , however, will likely be better remembered as a totalsolareclipse visible to those occupying a long thin swath of Earth that starts in India and extends through China into the Pacific Ocean. ...
... The region was plunged into darkness for 3 minutes during the March 20 totalsolareclipse while insulated eclipse chasers witnessed the dark Sun in the cold clear sky. ...
... angularly small to cover the whole Sun, and so at maximum coverage left the Sun surrounded by a ring a fire , while other parts of the Earth saw the Moon as large enough to cover the entire Sun, and so at maximum coverage witnessed a totalsolareclipse ...