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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis and Oliver Holmes

Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely

The moon completely covers the sun, with the solar corona illuminating the moon's edge
A total solar eclipse viewed from Piedra del Águila in Argentina in 2020. This time, the path of totality will touch parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse. A wide band of north and central Spain, plus a sliver of Portugal and parts of Greenland and Iceland will experience a rare total eclipse. The light of the setting sun will be virtually blocked out across much of western Europe, including the UK, France, Belgium, Switzerland and northern Italy.

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