... Eclipse Madrid . ... Of course, on October 3rd an added attraction was the Moon - seen in dramatic silhouette during an annular solar eclipse. ... The event was not a total eclipse of the Sun for any Earth-bound sky enthusiast but rather, at best, an annular eclipse, where the Moon blocked most of the Sun. The Milky Way in Stars and Dust . ... The combined light of the stars of the Milky Way are reflected by this cosmic dust cloud that soars some 300 light-years above the plane of our Galaxy. ...