Millions turn gaze to the sky to view eclipse
(AGI) Rome, March 20 - Tens of millions of people in Europe andparts of Asia and North Africa had their faces turned to thesky on Friday, to admire the exceptional solar eclipse on thesame day as the Spring equinox. The total eclipse was clearlyvisible in the Faroe Islands between Scotland, Iceland, andNorway, and in the Svalbard archipelago located some 1000 kmfrom the North Pole; at least eight thousand enthusiasts hadbooked hotels there years in advance. A Danish scientificmagazine rented a Boeing to follow the event from the sky,dishing out 2000 euros