The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, off northern Norway, was one of the places that offered astronomers and others a chance to experience an almost total solar eclipse Friday, reported the DPA. The main settlement Longyearbyen offered a 93 per cent eclipse compared to some 80 per cent in northern Norway and 50 per cent in the Norwegian capital Oslo, the Norwegian Space Centre said. Some 1,000 people gathered in Oslo's Frogner Park to experience the event, news agency NTB said.
