Scots contend with clouds to catch glimpse of rare solar eclipse

More than 90% of the sun was obscured throughout Scotland at the peak of the eclipse.

More than 90% of the sun was obscured throughout Scotland at the peak of the eclipse.

More than 90% of the sun was obscured throughout Scotland at the peak of the eclipse.

Millions watch across UK as Sun eclipses the Moon for first time since 1999

The Moon is first expected to blot out the Sun, leaving only the shimmering glow of its outer corona, in Russia's remote Arctic north, before parts of Greenland and Iceland are enveloped in the arc of its eerie shadow.

Excitement is building across Europe ahead of the continent’s first total solar eclipse in more than 25 years. The sun will be completely covered by the moon for just one minute and 43 seconds, but it is long enough to attract nearly half a million tourists who will be gazing skyward. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODA