... No known stars appear to be composed of truly primordial gas -- all of the stars around us have too many heavy elements. Our own Sun is thought to be a third generation star, with many second-generation stars seen in globular clusters. ... Anticipating the celestial shadow play of a solar eclipse, sky gazers across Germany watched the Sun rise on May 31. ... The Sun and Moon rose together over much of Europe on the morning of May 31st with the first solar eclipse of 2003 already in progress. ...