Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse
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, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Christian Hartmann/Reuters hide caption
Millions of people across Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse.
The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain and Portugal. It was the first solar eclipse visible from Spain's mainland since 1905, according to the European Space Agency .
A partial eclipse was expected to be visible in the northern parts of the United States, including from Alaska to North Carolina. The next partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the U.S. on Aug. 2, 2027. The next total solar eclipse will be visible in the contiguous U.S. on Aug. 23, 2044.
People in Berlin record a video of the moon partially covering the sun during Wednesday's solar eclipse. 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 as the moon partially covers the sun and briefly dims the afternoon light along the coast of Fregene, Italy, 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 València, Spain. Alberto Saiz/AP hide caption
The Hallgrímskirkja is seen in the dark during a total solar eclipse on a cloudy day in Reykjavík, Iceland. Marco di Marco/AP hide caption
A drone captures a picture of people wearing special protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse at the top of the St Mary's Church bell tower in Rickmansworth, Britain. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters hide caption
The moon partially covers the sun during a solar eclipse near as seen from the Molecule Man sculpture in Berlin. Markus Schreiber/AP 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, in central Spain. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
A previous photo caption incorrectly identified people preparing to observe the eclipse as astrologists from the University of Toulouse. They are astronomers.
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