Fascinating footage of the diamond ring effect from Friday's total solar eclipse

A total eclipse of the sun is one of those rare celestial events that you can go an entire lifetime without seeing, which would be a shame because they're spectacular. Observers on the Faroe Islands and Svalbard -- an island off the coast of Norway -- were some of the lucky few who saw this year's only total solar eclipse, which took place Friday morning. People on the Faroe Islands caught some amazing footage of the event, shown below. The alignment between the Earth, moon, and sun, as well as ...