Europe solar eclipse: millions watch rare spectacle across Spain, UK and Iceland – as it happened
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Total Solar Eclipse Observed Across EuropeTens of millions watched across western Europe, with observers gathering along the path of totality.
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- Tens of millions across western Europe watched the eclipse, while observers gathered along the path of totality.
- In Spain, the total eclipse darkened the sky as thousands gathered near Buitrago del Lozoya.
- In Camberwell, south London, the eclipse reached 92% totality and attracted people around a telescope.
- The next total eclipse visible from the UK, France and mainland Europe will occur in September 2081.
It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life. It gave me goose bumps.— Sara García Alonso, a reserve astronaut for the European Space Agency, told broadcaster RTVE.
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