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 watch the solar eclipse on Primrose Hill in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)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)A person watches a solar eclipse in Lisbon, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)People observe a partial solar eclipse at Northala Fields in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)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)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 spectator watches the solar eclipse at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)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 solar eclipse is seen over a Virgin Maria church in Vidigulfo, near Pavia, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)People watch the solar eclipse on Primrose Hill in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)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 partial solar eclipse is seen next to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)A person observes 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 couple observes a partial solar eclipse with special protective glasses in London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)A couple kissees during a partial solar eclipse at the former airport Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)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)
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