Crowd reaction to the eclipse

The eclipse was wonderful, magical. Some people, like this chap here on the right, following the eclipse, continued watching the moon move away from the sun, standing in the middle of the dancefloor with a smile from ear to ear.

Others, such as the young man in purple above, even prayed at one point. Many couples hugged one another for long periods of time, in awe at the phenomenon they had just witnessed - for some of them, it was their very first total solar eclipse.

It was a wonderful experience, and conversation soon spread to Greenland, Siberia, China, Easter Island, and the various other locations for eclipses in the coming years.