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A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, 12 August, 2026

Video. Solar eclipse plunges large swathe of Spain into total darkness

Updated: 12/08/2026 - 21:50 GMT+2

The eclipse, a first in mainland Europe since 2006, also cast its shadow through parts of Greenland, racing south to smother part of Iceland before arcing across the Atlantic Ocean towards northern Spain.

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