The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, August 12, 2026. Christian Hartmann/REUTERS hide caption
Millions of people in Europe stepped outside this evening to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain,
People record a video of the moon partially covering the sun during a solar eclipse, as seen from Berlin, Germany. Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS hide caption
People wear protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse in Budapest, Hungary. Bernadett Szabo/REUTERS hide caption
A fish jumps out of the water during a solar eclipse as the moon partially covers the sun and briefly dims the afternoon light along the coast of Fregene, near Rome. Guglielmo Mangiapane/REUTERS hide caption
A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain. Alberto Saiz/AP hide caption
The Hallgrímskirkja church is seen in the dark during a total solar eclipse on a cloudy day in Reykjavik, Iceland. Marco di Marco/AP hide caption
A drone picture of people wearing special protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse at the top of St Mary’s Church bell tower in Rickmansworth, Britain. Suzanne Plunkett/REUTERS hide caption
The Sun’s corona glows as the Moon completely blocks the Sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse as seen from Lodoso, Burgos province, Spain. Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Astrologists from the University of Toulouse prepare equipment ahead of observing a partial solar eclipse on the summit of the Pic du Midi, France. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The partial eclipse is seen from Observatorielunden park in central Stockholm, Sweden. Fredrick Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A view of the total eclipse, as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, as seen from on board the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition, off the coast of Greenland. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
People gather to view the partial solar eclipse near Martello Tower 3 in Folkestone, England. Sarah Tilotta/Getty Images hide caption
The moon partially covers the sun during solar eclipse near the Molecule Man sculpture in Berlin, Germany. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
A member of the public shows the four pairs of solar eclipse glasses they bought from a stall on Custom House Quay,in Falmouth, England. Hugh Hastings/Getty Images hide caption
People watch as a wild fire climbs a hill near where thousands are set to gather for the total solar eclipse at El Monte De San Pedro park in A Coruna, Spain. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Javier Sanchez, a member of the “Los Taraos” astrophotography group, sets up his photo camera to shoot a total solar eclipse in Berlanga de Duero, central Spain. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
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