Solar eclipse photos: What the phenomenon looked like across Europe

Europe experienced a solar eclipse on Wednesday evening, a celestial event that offered a spectacular display for observers across the continent. The phenomenon reached totality, where the Moon completely obscures the Sun, in regions including Spain, Greenland, Iceland, and portions of Portugal.

This total solar eclipse is a rare occurrence in Europe, with the last such event visible on the continent dating back to 2006. For those who missed it, the next opportunity to witness a total solar eclipse in Europe will be on August 2, 2027, with its path of totality set to cross the southern tip of Spain.

An accelerated video captured the dramatic darkening of the sky during the total solar eclipse in Arcos De La Solina, Spain. In Iceland, cloudy skies presented a challenge, yet darkness descended upon Reykjavik as the sun was fully covered. Spain's Guadalajara experienced a perfect totality, while Madrid saw "only" 99.98 percent of the sun obscured, falling just short of complete coverage.

Further east, Berlin, Germany, observed about 85 percent of the sun covered, with the eclipse visible behind the city's television tower. In Delden, Netherlands, approximately 88 percent of the sun was obscured at its peak. Further south, Turin, Italy, watched the eclipse through cloudy skies, with about 93 percent coverage. In Lviv, Ukraine, the coverage was around 40 percent. Even in Finland, the dimming sun was visible through clouds in Suomussalmi. Helsinki experienced about 83 percent of the sun obscured during the eclipse's darkest phase, just before the sun set below the horizon.