The best photos of the total solar eclipse

The best photos of the total solar eclipse. Photographers in Spain captured spectacular images of the rare alignment of the moon and the sun, casing a dark shadow over much of the country

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Oscar DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Millions of people got a rare glimpse of a total solar eclipse on 12 August as the moon aligned perfectly with Earth and the sun to cast a shadow that passed over Siberia, the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.

It was the first total solar eclipse visible from Earth since early 2024.

Spain was the most populous region from which the total eclipse was visible, with the eclipse path passing across the country diagonally from the northern Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea in the late afternoon of 12 August.

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The photo above was taken in Berlanga de Duero, 240 kilometres north-east of Madrid.

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Observers at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, were caught perfectly framed in this image.

Although much of Spain saw a total eclipse, there was also a chance to witness a partial eclipse of around 90 per cent in Ireland, the UK, France, Italy and some parts of the north of Africa.

Advertisement if( window?.adverts?.addToArray ) { window.adverts.addToArray( { "pos": "mid-article-slot" } ); } NASA/Bill Ingalls This composite image shows the progression of the eclipse from partial to total and back to partial again, over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain.

Oscar DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Millions of people got a rare glimpse of a total solar eclipse on 12 August as the moon aligned perfectly with Earth and the sun to cast a shadow that passed over Siberia, the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Meio Ambiente precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

It was the first total solar eclipse visible from Earth since early 2024. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Meio Ambiente precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

Spain was the most populous region from which the total eclipse was visible, with the eclipse path passing across the country diagonally from the northern Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea in the late afternoon of 12 August. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Meio Ambiente precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

The photo above was taken in Berlanga de Duero, 240 kilometres north-east of Madrid. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Meio Ambiente precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Observers at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, were caught perfectly framed in this image. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Meio Ambiente precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.