Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse

Photos: best photos from the solar eclipse : The Picture Show 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, The Picture Show Photos: best photos from the solar eclipse August 12, 20269:38 PM ET By  NPR Staff 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 toggle caption Christian Hartmann/REUTERS 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 toggle caption Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS People wear protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse in Budapest, Hungary. Bernadett Szabo/REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Bernadett Szabo/REUTERS 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 toggle caption Guglielmo Mangiapane/REUTERS 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 toggle caption Alberto Saiz/AP 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 toggle caption Marco di Marco/AP 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 toggle caption Suzanne Plunkett/REUTERS The Sun's corona glows as the Moon completely blocks the Sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse as seen from Lodoso, Burgos province, Spain. Cesar Manso/AFP via hide caption toggle caption Cesar Manso/AFP via Staff from the University of Toulouse prepare equipment ahead of observing a partial solar eclipse on the summit of the Pic du Midi, France. Ed Jones/AFP via hide caption toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via The partial eclipse is seen from Observatorielunden park in central Stockholm, Sweden.