Yesterday's solar eclipse drew hundreds of thousands of Europeans and tourists from around the world who traveled to Spain specifically to witness the rare astronomical event, reports infohub.kz.
The first point where the Moon completely blocked the Sun was the remote Arctic northeast of Russia, then the ominous shadow swept over parts of Greenland and Iceland.
After that, the eclipse moved over mainland Europe—it was total in Spain, Iceland, and Greenland.
Mainland Europe had not seen a total solar eclipse in 20 years, and Spain had not witnessed one in over a century.
Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, had not seen a total solar eclipse since 1433.
According to Euronews, Spain has been gripped by "eclipse fever": government estimates suggest that over 446,000 tourists could bring up to 347 million euros to the economy.
"The path of totality is very narrow, only a few hundred kilometers wide," British astrophysicist and science communicator Graham Jones told AFP on Tuesday from Fontanil de los Oteros in northern Spain.
Another total solar eclipse will pass over southern Spain and northern Africa in August 2027, and in 2028 the Iberian Peninsula will see an annular eclipse, when the Moon's disk is not large enough to completely cover the Sun, leaving a so-called "ring of fire" in the sky.