More than six million people watched the rare celestial spectacle live on German television. Especially successful were some stations that adapted their program specifically for the event.
People in Sweden gathered to see the solar eclipse, the clearest over Sweden and Europe since 1999. Interest was great and protective glasses ran out in several places.
On the Costa da Caparica, inhabitants and visitors followed the solar eclipse of 12 August. Fen minus was observed as a deep partial eclipse in the Lisbon region, with more than 90% of the hidden solar disk.