The Most Spectacular Photos of Europe's Total Solar Eclipse
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Yesterday, 15 million people across a narrow ribbon of Earth witnessed something that hasn't graced European skies in 27 years: a total solar eclipse.
The path of totality stretched an astonishing 5,100 miles, sweeping from northern Russia through Greenland and Iceland, brushing Spain and Portugal, before finally dissolving into the Mediterranean Sea. The entire spectacle lasted just 4.4 hours.
But its impression will last far longer. Astronomers, amateur photographers, and even a NASA chase plane captured the event in stunning detail, producing images that range from the deeply scientific to the breathtakingly beautiful.
It's a reminder of something ancient and humbling: that the universe occasionally puts on a show, indifferent to borders or schedules, and all we can do is look up.
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