IN PHOTOS | Best of the solar eclipse

Millions of spectators witnessed a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, mainly in parts of the Arctic, Greenland, Spain and Portugal. In other areas, skywatchers not in the path of totality — when the moon completely blocks the sun's light — got a partial eclipse.

People observe the eclipse from the sea port of Tarragona, in S pain’s Catalonia region.

A skywatcher looks through a pair of eclipse glasses during the solar eclipse in the Halde Hoheward park in Herten, western Germany.

A video feed of the solar eclipse is shown on a stadium display before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria.

A woman looks at the sun through a welder's mask during the solar eclipse, at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw.

The moon covering the sun during the solar eclipse, as seen from A Coru ñ a, Spain.

A beachgoer wears special eclipse glasses during the beginning phase of the solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain.

People gather to watch the solar eclipse, as clouds cover the sky, in Reykjav í k, Iceland.

An aircraft flies past during the solar eclipse in Bernex near Geneva, Switzerland.

The moon completely covers the sun during the total solar eclipse as seen from Arija, Spain.

The total solar eclipse is seen at the Riet Vell Nature Reserve near Amposta, Spain.