Europe's first solar eclipse in 27 years in pictures

12-08-2026 23:44 via abc.net.au

Europe's first solar eclipse in 27 years in pictures

From Spain to Iceland to Russia, millions gathered to witness the sun's light be fully blocked by the moon in the continent's first solar eclipse in almost three decades.

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