3 “Second contact” is seen with solar prominences (red object at top left of disk) as the sun begins to move completely behind the moon
9 This handout picture released by the European Space Agency on March 20, 2015 shows the solar eclipse captured by ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite.
8 Circus performers balance on bicycles during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance in Washington, DC on March 19, 2015.
6 US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) listens to Manaka Hirose (L) while playing the Taiko with the Akutagawa high school Taiko (Japanese traditional drum) Club
3 British actress Lily James poses for photographers on the red carpet ahead of the UK premiere of the film ‘Cinderella’ in central London on March 19, 2015.
4 Farmers prepare a field of asparagus to cover it with plastic sheets near Beelitz, eastern Germany, on March 19, 2015.
4 Eclipse watching tourists ride dog sleds outside of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, an archipelago administered by Norway on March 19, 2015
2 View from Pucon, some 800 km south of Santiago of the Villarrica volcano whis is showing signs of activity on March 19, 2015.
8 Three young Meerkats explore their enclosure at the Zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on March 17, 2015.
7 A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Hiroko Koshino during her 2015-16 autumn/winter collection in Tokyo on March 19, 2015 as a part of Tokyo Fashion Week.
2 Artists take part in a performance with Chinese artist Liu Bolin and French conceptual artist Alexis Rero on March 19, 2015 in Paris.
5 Paralympic snowboarder Mika Abe walks down the runway during rehearsals for a fashion show for the “tenbo” brand, designed by Japanese designer Takafumi Tsuruta
