Europeans in select countries woke up from their midday naps and took a break from their summer holidays to catch a view of a rare total solar eclipse on Wednesday.
The eclipse’s path of totality went over parts of northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and then Spain before ending over the Mediterranean Sea, according to NASA.
The moon partially covering the sun during the solar eclipse seen from Berlin, Germany on Aug. 12, 2026. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber 2 of 30 Steven Marsden and his son Reggie taking in the eclipse while swimming at a pool in Derbyshire, England. Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP/Shutterstock 3 of 30 A group of beachgoers using glasses to view the eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain. AP Photo/Alberto Saiz 4 of 30 A woman attempting to take a photo of the eclipse through glasses in Salzburg, Austria. APA/AFP via Getty Images 5 of 30 Angela, David and their 7-year-old son, Diego, wearing special masks to view the astronomical event in Buitrago del Lozoya, Spain. REUTERS 6 of 30 Margaret Nelson wearing a moon-shaped mask in Reykjavik, Iceland. REUTERS 7 of 30 A crowd of eclipse viewers gathered on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. ZUMAPRESS.com 8 of 30 A group using viewing glasses for the eclipse in Brussels. Belga/AFP via Getty Images 9 of 30 Artists wearing homemade masks to view the eclipse in Castell de Cabres, Spain. REUTERS 10 of 30 People observing the eclipse through a box in London. Marcin Nowak/LNP/Shutterstock 11 of 30 People waiting for the eclipse at Hallgrimskirkja church and the statue of Norse explorer Leif Erikson in Reykjavik. REUTERS 12 of 30 Beachgoers ready to see the eclipse in Coruna, Spain. Lavandeira/EPA/Shutterstock 13 of 30 A Paris Saint Germain fan watching the eclipse at the UEFA Supercup match in Salzburg. AFP via Getty Images 14 of 30 A pari of Brits watching through cereal boxes in Tynemouth, England. ZUMAPRESS.com 15 of 30 A man taking in the eclipse with a unique pair of binoculars in Coruna. Getty Images 16 of 30 A man having his mind blown by the rare eclipse in Berlin. REUTERS 17 of 30 A young boy looking at the sky through a telescope at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London. ZUMAPRESS.com 18 of 30 A family watching the event from a beach on the island of Mallorca. AFP via Getty Images 19 of 30 Lloyd Horwood of Wales wearing his protective goggles in Cardiff. Getty Images 20 of 30 A group wearing special eclipse T-shirts to celebrate the occasion. AFP via Getty Images 21 of 30 A man in Spain taking extra precautions with his foil poncho. REUTERS 22 of 30 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk taking a photo of the sky on his phone in Warsaw. Pawe³ Supernak/EPA/Shutterstock 23 of 30 A little girl wearing her “KPop Demon Hunters” mask to look up at the eclipse in Valencia. AP Photo/Alberto Saiz 24 of 30 A man wearing welding equipment to watch the eclipse in London. ZUMAPRESS.com 25 of 30 A desperate woman looking to score some glasses to keep her eyes safe while watching the eclipse in London. ZUMAPRESS.com 26 of 30 Real Madrid soccer players warming up under a sky darkened by the eclipse in Coruna. AFP via Getty Images 27 of 30 A dog staying safe during the eclipse in London. ZUMAPRESS.com 28 of 30 Nuns watching the eclipse at the International Anniversary Pilgrimage in Ourem, Portugal. PAULO CUNHA/EPA/Shutterstock 29 of 30 A composite photo showing the path of the moon eclipsing the sun seen from Arija, Spain. REUTERS 30 of 30 The moon completely covering the sun as seen from Greenland. ZUMAPRESS.com
