A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
A rare solar eclipse crosses Iceland, Britain and parts of the European continent, drawing crowds to watch the event. Totality is visible in parts of Iceland, Portugal and Spain, while viewers elsewhere see the moon cover much of the sun.
People watch a deep partial solar eclipse from the top of the mine dump Hoheward in Herten, western Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)People use solar eclipse glasses to look up at the sun ahead of a solar eclipse Reykjavik, Iceland, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)The moon and the sun set in the Gulf of Finland, during a solar eclipse in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)People use a collander to observe a partial solar eclipse on Crosby beach near Liverpool as the moon covers part of the sun in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Jon Super)A man watches a deep partial solar eclipse behind a welding shield from the top of the mine dump Hoheward in Herten, western Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)This photo combo shows the sequence of a total solar eclipse seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)A family from Slovenia watches as the moon moves in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse in Palencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)A member of the “Los Taraos” amateur astrophotography group, sets up his camera to shoot a total solar eclipse in Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)A video feed of the solar eclipse is shown on a stadium display before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)A solar eclipse is seen over a Virgin Maria church in Vidigulfo, near Pavia, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)A couple observes a partial solar eclipse with special protective glasses in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)A person photographs a partial solar eclipse at Crosby beach in Liverpool as the moon covers part of the sun in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)A spectator watches the solar eclipse at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)The moon moves out of the sun during a total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)People observe a partial solar eclipse with special protective glasses at Crosby beach in Liverpool as the moon covers part of the sun in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)A solar eclipse is seen over a Virgin Maria church in Vidigulfo, near Pavia, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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