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A total solar eclipse occurs over Svalbard March 20, 2015. (Haakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB scanpix/Reuters)
(Screengrab/Bjarni Enghamar Youtube)
Onlookers watch an eclipse in Longyearbyen and the Svalbard archipelago March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse was seen across parts of Africa, Europe and Asia on Friday, the first day of northern spring. The total eclipse of the sun will only be visible in the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. (Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix/Reuters)
A girl wearing protective glasses watch during a partial solar eclipse at the Science City in Tunis March 20, 2015. A partial eclipse was visible on Friday, the first day of northern spring, across parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. The total eclipse of the sun was only visable in the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. (Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters)
Pupils of the Deutschherren school and their teachers use protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse in Frankfurt, Germany, March 20, 2015. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
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By RON PAUL GAVINO REVIEWJOURNAL.COM
March 20, 2015 - 3:23 pm
 

People from all over the world donned on their protective glasses to watch the solar eclipse Thursday.

But for those of us who couldn’t see the eclipse in person, luckily we have Youtube.

A timelapse video shot in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, captures the town’s two minutes in complete darkness during the solar eclipse.

As the video fast fowards, you can see the clouds moving and cars driving by within the bustling town.

Then suddenly, the day begins to darken and eventually completely blacks out, as if it were the middle of the night.

Luckily for the people of Tórshavn, the blackout only lasted a few minutes and bright came right back.

For those of us living on the other side of the hemisphere, it’s a pretty surreal thing to watch.

Contact Ron Paul Gavino at rgavino@reviewjournal.com. Find him on Twitter: @rp_gavino

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