Updated / Wednesday, 12 Aug 2026
21:54
People watch the solar eclipse through cereal boxes in the Phoenix Park in Dublin
Stewards wearing welding helmets to watch the solar eclipse ahead of the match between Leeds United v Manchester United at Croke Park in Dublin
The solar eclipse seen above Croke Park ahead of the match
A total solar eclipse is seen in Palencia, Spain. It was the first time a total solar eclipse, when the sun is blocked by the moon’s orbit, could be viewed from Spain since 1905
People queuing in George’s Street in Dublin to buy specialist glasses to watch the eclipse
Seven-year-old twins Faron and Soren Walshe with their glasses at George’s Street in Dublin to watch the eclipse
Hundreds of residents and tourists pack the steep, grassy slopes of the historic Krakus Mound (Kopiec Krakusa) to watch in Krakow, Poland
The Sun’s corona glows as the Moon completely blocks the Sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse as seen from San Asensio, La Rioja region, Spain
The Moon uncovers the Sun behind Torrespana TV tower, nicknamed “El Piruli”, in the last moments of the solar eclipse as seen from the Cuna Verde viewpoint in Madrid
People observe a partial solar eclipse at Northala Fields in London
The moon obscures the sun above the summit of Gantrisch, seen from the summit of the Niesen mountain in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland
A view of the Eclipse as seen from Shankill in Co Dublin
A woman using a homemade viewing device made out of a cereal box joins people gathering in Phoenix Park in Dublin to watch the solar eclipse
A view of special solar eclipse glasses held towards the sky in Antibes, France
The Moon uncovers the Sun in the moments following totality of the solar eclipse as seen from La Zurriola beach in San Sebastian
Andrea Caro from Dublin watches the eclipse with her daughters, Iris Currie, 12 and Pearl Currie 17, in the Phoenix Park, Dublin
Technology is used to watch the partial solar eclipse in Dublin. Pic: Collins
Katrina Pashko from Dublin 15 watches the eclipse from her phone. Pic: Collins
Members of Astronomy Ireland set up their special telescope to view the solar eclipse pictured this evening in the Phoenix Park. Pic: Collins
People gather to watch the solar eclipse outside Queen’s University in Belfast
The solar eclipse as seen from Morriscastle, Co Wexford
Another shot of the partial solar eclipse as seen from Morriscastle, in Wexford
A total eclipse as seen over Iceland