Photos: See the best photos from the 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, 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